A trade war amid a pandemic means costly PPE for essential workers

One of the easiest ways to curb the devastating effect that COVID-19 is having on the essential workers is to immediately equip them with masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) that keeps them safe as they maintain the economy.
Early in the pandemic, we heard heartbreaking stories of medical personnel who braved the frontlines by reusing disposable masks and wearing makeshift protective gowns because of the nation’s lack of preparedness for the surge in demand. Five months lat