Saying the u. S. Lacks domestic stock. Noting they are hard to restock in a Global Pandemic because they are manufactured overseas. After the 2009 h 1 n 1 pandemic, we did clear calculations and realized that we would need to buy billions of masks. The head of the cdc until 2017 says that they were aware of problems and that the agency warned the government several times since 2010 and this report in october was not the only recent warning. A warning about the u. S. Vulnerability in 2018 and 2019. This comes as richard burr comes under fire for downplaying the coronavirus despite the stark warning from friends two weeks before the u. S. Started to take steps to contain the outbreak. It is much more aggressive than anything we have seen in history and more akin to the 1918 pandemic. Who knew months later we would be dealing with it. The Trump Administration said they issued a executive order in response to that study. This is important reporting. It shouldnt stop here. It should continu