Supply Chain

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TJ Kim, a 16-year-old pilot, has been flying personal protective equipment to small, rural hospitals in Virginia and West Virginia since the pandemic began, according to WBOY, a dual NBC/ABC affiliate in West Virginia. 

Three senators are urging the FDA to review the accuracy of pulse oximeters in patients of color after multiple studies have suggested the devices provide misleading measures to patients of color. 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked the Pentagon to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines, a spokesperson from the U.S. Defense Department told The Hill. 

Cleveland Clinic was sold a batch of ineffective N95 masks that may be counterfeit, the health system told WKYC, a Cleveland-based NBC affiliate, Jan. 28. 

A physician practice in rural northeast Georgia will not receive shipments of COVID-19 vaccines for six months — a state-imposed sanction after the group vaccinated school district employees, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

Mike Roman, CEO and chairman of 3M, told CNBC Jan. 26 that the company expects demand for N95 masks to be strong throughout 2021. 

A House subcommittee is investigating a $70 million deal between the federal government and two medical device companies to supply the U.S. with ventilators that ended up being inadequate to treat COVID-19 patients, The Washington Post reports. 

The global COVID-19 vaccination effort is being slowed by logistical problems with last-mile delivery, industry leaders told CNBC Jan. 26.