The stockpile, at any one time, might hold a year’s worth of supply and then pull from this rotating inventory to satisfy the collective demand of all of these healthcare agencies. The inventory can be kept at government warehouses or held on location at the manufacturing sites. Take the example of masks. Buyers would receive masks drawn from this stash. As soon as some N95 respirators leave the warehouses to support a hospital’s immediate needs, a new supply comes into stockpile, where it will sit for twelve months before being distributed later. In this way, the US will always have a
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