Dr. Rick Bright says that the reason U.S. is having trouble with simple things like manufacturing swabs is because there is no comprehensive national plan to source these strategic items, and still isn't.
Dr. Rick Bright says that many 'N95' masks being used in US health care system right now are not manufactured in America and do not meet American standards, provide substantially less protection.

Bright says nurses are using them thinking they're protected, but they're not
This hearing has been a journey through many elements of the failure in federal government response https://twitter.com/toddzwillich/status/1260962229786218496?s=19
Dr. Bright is being questioned by a Republican member on his personal hypertension, and why he has taken sick leave.
Bottom line message from Dr. Bright:

"We don’t have a single point of leadership right now for this response and we don’t have a master plan for this response.”
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