HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) â At the onset of the pandemic, the medical supply chain weakened as hospitals scrambled to fine personal protective equipment.
When the coronavirus cases surged at the beginning of 2020, it crushed hospitals as people flooded testing sites. At a critical time when the healthcare workers needed personal protective equipment for an infectious disease, hospitals watched the supply chain crash in real time.
âThe increase of demand globally led to consistently back order shortages and allocations,â said Milrose Mercado, Harford HealthCare.
Hartford HealthCare said it soon realized it need to become self-sustaining and not rely on traditional distribution sources.
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Local health departments have administered more than 7,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, though some including a few in major cities are still waiting for their first shipment to arrive and others are dealing with hiccups in distributing them efficiently. According to the state Department of Public Health, 48 of Connecticut’s 65 health districts are enrolled in the COVID-19 vaccine program. Of those enrolled, 32 had received doses of vaccine as.
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