22,000 surgical masks shipped from the national stockpile to the University of Michigan were not usable
The University of Michigan was sent 22,000 face masks from the national stockpile.
When they arrived, officials found that the surgical masks were "less than durable," so they were removed from the inventory. Other institutions in the state told the paper they've had no issues with supplies from the stockpile. About 22,000 surgical masks shipped from the federal government's strategic national stockpile to the University of Michigan were not usable,The masks had to be removed from the inventory of Michigan Medicine, the university's health system, according to the paper.
About 2,000 of the masks were distributed to health care workers, a spokesman for the system told the Free Press. "We found them to be less durable and so have removed as many as possible from inventory and are not distributing the rest," he said. "We found enough problems with the shipment that we didn't want to use the remaining ones."The shipment isn't the first time supplies from the national stockpile have been an issue. Alabama
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