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    Can The U.S. Crowdsource Its Way Out Of A Mask Shortage? No, But It Still Helps

    The shortage of masks and other protective gear has left medical staff pleading for help. Several pop-up volunteer groups are matching individual donors with local hospitals most in need.
    by Eric Westervelt Mar 25, 2020 3 minutes
    Health care workers from Virginia Hospital Center put on their personal protective equipment before people arrive at a drive through testing site for coronavirus in Arlington, Va., on March 20, 2020.

    Across much of the nation, health care workers report ongoing, dire shortages of personal protective gear (PPE) including hospital gowns, face shields and especially respiratory N95 face masks.

    President Trump says key help is on the way from the strategic reserve and from private industry ramping up production, including big shipments from 3M.

    "Through FEMA, the federal government is distributing more than 8 million N95 respirators, 14 million surgical masks and many, many millions more under order — and they'll be arriving soon," Trump said Tuesday at a White House coronavirus briefing.

    Given the overall crisis, scores and one to move gear from labs to hospitals called Then there's also a group of volunteers called who've set up ad hoc chapters in New York, Chicago, L.A., Seattle and elsewhere. The hastag #GetMePPE continues to trend across social media.

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