Sold-out coronavirus N95 face masks offer a lesson in price gouging

Now that the government has confirmed the first human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus in the U.S., a lot of people will be rushing out to purchase masks. That would be, specifically, the N95 air filtration mask, the one recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for blocking most airborne viruses.
Oops. Too late.
CVS is sold out. So are Lowe's and Staples and everywhere else I've checked - even Amazon. No matter how health authorities try to assure the public that a pandemic is unlikely, the creeping panic continues to creep a little faster each week. And no matter how many experts query whether the N95 mask would even stop transmission of the virus, supply still can't keep up with demand.

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https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Sold-out-coronavirus-N95-face-masks-offer-a-15020139.php
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Sold-out coronavirus N95 face masks offer a lesson in price gouging

Sold-out coronavirus N95 face masks offer a lesson in price gouging

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