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Inside China's Chaotic Mask Market

Inside China's Chaotic Mask Market

FromPrognosis: Losing it


Inside China's Chaotic Mask Market

FromPrognosis: Losing it

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The shortages of protective masks that keep healthcare workers safe from Covid-19 are well documented by now. To meet the need, U.S. hospitals have taken the extreme step of turning directly to Chinese manufacturers. Reporter Riley Griffin reports that the demand has helped spur a Wild West scenario, where Profiteering middlemen ratchet up prices. Buyers must sometimes go to extraordinary lengths to try to ensure quality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Apr 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.