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2022-05-23 Economy

More baby formula to arrive within days: White House announces 1.5 million bottles are on the way including second flight full as shortage continues to leave parents struggling to feed babies

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-23 08:45|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Someone called into Howie Carr's show today and said he ran the numbers on the first flight - it would supply the US with baby formula... for 40 minutes.

Posted by Raj 2022-05-23 19:56|| 2022-05-23 19:56|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm surprised it would last that long.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-05-23 20:11|| 2022-05-23 20:11|| Front Page Top

#3 "YO! Fat kid! Save some for the others!"

Posted by Frank G 2022-05-23 20:14|| 2022-05-23 20:14|| Front Page Top

#4 That first shipment is a specialized variety for non-standard needs. That won’t impact the rest of the bottle-fed population, and those babies weren’t competing for the regular stuff anyway.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-23 21:54|| 2022-05-23 21:54|| Front Page Top

#5 According to the article, these shipments are for babies with cow’s milk protein allergies, and will supply 15% of that specific need — normal babies are out of luck. Abbott said they’ll be restarting production at the Michigan factory at the beginning of June, and in the meantime have been shipping in product from their facilities in Ireland, which were already FDA approved.

I imagine lots of babies are being started on solid food earlier than originally intended.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-23 22:03|| 2022-05-23 22:03|| Front Page Top

#6 The Post Millennial reports a government spokesman said these shipments are heading to hospitals and doctors’s offices, not store shelves.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-23 22:19|| 2022-05-23 22:19|| Front Page Top

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