Medical Manufacturing: A Critical Supply Chain at Risk - American Affairs Journal

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Medical Manufacturing: A Critical Supply Chain at Risk - American Affairs Journal

America’s bungled response to the Covid-19 pandemic’s medical manufacturing demands illustrates the limitations of both the American industrial base and state capacity. Despite policies aimed at reshoring medical supply manufacturing, multiple projects’ funding expired before new facilities could be finished, limited federal resources were spread too thin, and the halting pace of policymaking failed to entice investors. An honest accounting of t…