Biden Eyes More Muscular Use of Defense Law to Boost PPE Output
- Trump successor vows steps to tackle supply woes ‘on day one’
- Health supplies tight with Covid spiking, transition tangled
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Manufacturers of protective gear for the fight against Covid-19 could face fresh orders to bolster supplies and greater federal oversight of where those goods get sent once President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January.
Hospitals are clamoring for additional personal protective equipment amid surging new cases even after major increases to domestic production by manufacturers including 3M Co. and Honeywell International Inc. Between now and Inauguration Day, hospitals and industry groups will be watching for signs that Biden plans to follow through on repeated campaign-trail pledges to invoke the Defense Production Act to combat the pandemic.