The Trump administration has enlisted major corporations to help expand the supply of medical equipment. But the majority isn't being distributed through FEMA or based on immediate need. Instead, it's going first to companies' regular customers.
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White Houseon Friday. Seated from left, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn.President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White Houseon Friday.
While FEMA is doing some of the work, corporate and U.S. officials say the medical supply shortage nationwide is so vast and dire that the federal government can't handle it alone. They say companies are needed because of their expertise and facilities to ramp up shipments fast.So, late last month, the Trump administration shifted much of the supply effort for the COVID-19 fight to corporations, including McKesson, Cardinal Health and Medline Industries.
"When I was in the federal government, FEMA effectively was the shipping clerk," said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who served in the Clinton administration."They did the purchasing, they disseminated to the states. That's the simplest system."
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