I am sorry. I have this hang-up about telling the truth and using facts from reliable sources. One such source is the US Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. In December 2020 they published an article titled, "Contributing factors to personal protective equipment shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic," written by Jennifer Cohen, Department of Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University, 501 E. High St. Oxford, OH 45056, USA. It is rather long, but I recommend reading it, if you have a real interest in the subject.
It traces known shortages of PPEs going back to the 1980s. During more recent emergencies, like 9-11 and the Ebola infection, shortages were noted.
She cites Heathcare workers intimately involved in the early pandemic as blaming "the Trump administration for the lack of equipment, noting the administration has insisted the responsibility falls to state and local officials, with the federal government playing only a supporting role."
She also notes that a report from the World Economic Forum said: "The problems created by lack of preparation were exacerbated by the high transmissibility of COVID-19 and the severity of symptoms. Contributing to the inadequate stockpiles of PPE were the Trump administration's policies - which included public health budget cuts, 'streamlining” the pandemic response team,' and a trade war with the country's major supplier of PPE - weakening the CDC's capacity to prepare for a crisis of this magnitude."
I know that this isn't from Joe Rogan or Alan Jones. But it is one of many professional analyses of the
Covid crisis, to date that reach the same conclusions, which refute your version of events.
