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The US National Council of Textile Organisations (NCTO) has welcomed President Joe Biden’s action plan and COVID-19 response, accompanied by a series of executive orders, including an order signed to strengthen US supply chains by directing federal agencies to use the Defense Production Act to address shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and related vaccine supplies.
“We are closely reviewing President Biden’s national strategic plan to confront the pandemic and welcome the executive order signed today to strengthen our supply chains by directing all federal agencies to use the Defense Production Act to address shortages of personal protective equipment, vaccine supplies and essential products. These are important steps that will help ramp up critical manufacturing of these essential PPE products and other critically needed supplies like tests and vaccines,” NCTO president and chief executive officer Kim Glas said in a statement.