The United States reacted to COVID-19 shortfalls of hospital masks, gowns and gloves with unprecedented trade and industrial policy. Joined by John Polowczyk, who was White House supply chain lead for the Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force, as well as Lloyd Armbrust of Armbrust American and the president of the American Mask Manufacturers Association, we describe the scramble for PPE, how parts of the American PPE industry are doing today, and how American policymakers might avoid a repeat of what we saw in 2020 (45:11).

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