We must prepare for a ventilator shortage

Published March 27, 2020 3:57pm ET



For patients fighting the novel coronavirus, ventilators can sometimes mean life or death. And New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is worried there aren’t enough to treat the growing number of severe cases.

As New York’s case numbers continue to climb, Cuomo has asked the federal government to provide 30,000 to 40,000 ventilators — a number President Trump dismissed during an interview with Sean Hannity on Thursday.

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