Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20211231 08:38:00 : co

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20211231 08:38:00

suppliers almost entirely in asia. it took a pandemic to start to change that. this businessman said he felt compelled to act. >> we've just watched more than half a million americans die and many of them for no reason. i think bad decisions have been made in american manufacturing, specifically for critical assets like class one medical devices. the decision has been made to make sure that never happens again. >> reporter: when the pandemic exploded, the nitroglove industry was plagued by scams. a cnn investigation found count counterfeit, substandard, or even dirty used medical gloves being imported to the u.s. by the tens of millions. pre-pandemic there was only one nitroglove producer in the u.s., in fayetteville, alabama, but the company says it struggled to get even the u.s. government to buy its gloves because they cost around twice the price. around 10% of the world's medical gloves are made in china, 20% in thailand, and 65%

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