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U.S. needs to shore up medical device manufacture or risk vulnerability in times of crisis | GUEST COMMENTARY
Among the many lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic was that adequate access to medical supplies is critical to individual, community and national well-being. But we could soon find ourselves relying on foreign countries with conflicting interests to ours for essential medical devices. Not only does that threaten jobs and investment, but it makes the U.S. vulnerable in times of crisis, ultimately threatening our national security.