Joe Biden promises to shift production of medical equipment and other coronavirus-fighting products 'back to U.S. soil,' creating jobs and boosting supply.
Personal protective equipment that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again.The former vice president envisions creating a “critical supply chains workforce” that would be part of a larger job creation and economic recovery plan his team has spent weeks promising it will soon release.
In a conference call with reporters, senior Biden campaign officials said public health authorities have indicated that there were positive signs around the creation of, but that there’s no guarantee any might be ready by January. The officials said Biden’s camp is preparing for the possibility that a vaccine isn’t available by then, or that one is but will need to be mass produced and distributed in equitable ways around the country.
Biden has long criticized President Trump’s administration for failing to press more private companies into production of ventilators and other critical medical and protective equipment during the virus outbreak under the. The Republican president has countered that his use of the authority has been effective enough to save lives by “removing obstacles in the supply chain.”
The Biden plan released Tuesday promises to rely more heavily on the Defense Production Act while seeking to harness federal purchasing power to improve manufacturing capacity for products deemed vital to national security. It also includes an emphasis on increasing long-term, domestic pharmaceutical production, citing the Food and Drug Administration in reporting that more than 70% of active pharmaceutical ingredient facilities that currently supply the U.S. market are located abroad.
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