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by otterley 2295 days ago
The Department of Health and Human Services is doing just that:

> Late Wednesday night, HHS announced it would be buying 500 million N95 respirators over the next 18 months for the stockpile, “part of a broader effort to maximize the availability of personal protective equipment for health care workers who are on the front lines” fighting spread of the virus...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/05/washington-...