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| IG: Pentagon Reliance on Chinese Pharmaceuticals Creates National Security Risk |
| 2021-09-24 |
| [Free Beacon] Defense Department's reliance on Chinese supply chains for pharmaceuticals poses a severe national security risk, a Pentagon inspector general's report warns. The U.S. military's ability to treat soldiers and personnel worldwide relies on products made and shipped in foreign countries. The Pentagon does not produce its own pharmaceuticals, so it relies on the American commercial sector to procure vital medicines for the armed forces. As the commercial sector increases its reliance on foreign countries the department follows suit, the report, which was released Wednesday, found. "Pharmaceutical supply disruptions could compromise the standard of care to [Defense Department] beneficiaries," the report concludes. "A disruption of the supply of foreign-made [active pharmaceutical ingredients] to domestic manufacturers could cause a drug shortage that affects every level of the U.S. health care system." Some 72 percent of commercial pharmaceuticals are procured from foreign countries, and 13 percent come from China, according to a 2019 Food and Drug Administration study. During the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, China threatened to withhold life-saving drugs from American citizens over the growing rift between Washington and Beijing. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 Outrageous! Perhaps there is something General Milley could discreetly say to Chinese Pharmaceutical leaders to calm their supply-line fears. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-09-24 06:23 |
| #1 Once again the RANT BURG and common sense has out thought the Biden Admin by years. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-09-24 04:51 |