Fat Loser Generals Can Get Bent
NJ Dem: I Wish Wiping Out ICE Was As Easy As Removing an...
Who Are the Real Kings?
Nobody Asked for This: The IRS’s Plan to Take Over Tax Filing
Louvre Heist Encapsulates a Western Culture That Will Not Defend Itself
When 'Fact-Checkers' Are Weaponized Partisan Public Relations
With China and Trade, America Is Winning Again
The Trends in New Jersey and Virginia
'Gates of Hell?' More Like a House of Cards: Iran’s Bluster Does Not...
Do Palestinian Lives Matter?
Accountability Matters
Trump's Triumph: Derailing the UN's Global $13 Billion Carbon Tax Slush Fund
Why Birthright Citizenship Should Not Extend to Illegal Immigrants
DOJ: Guatemalan Man Faces Federal Charges in Tractor-Trailer Crash That Killed 50+ Illegal...
Federal Court Strikes Down Gender Identity Mandates on States, Health Care Providers
Tipsheet

Parents Are Now Worried About Another Shortage…and the White House Has No Answers

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Parents are once again scouring stores, and this time it’s not just for baby formula. Pharmacies are out of amoxicillin and in some places even ibuprofen as cases of respiratory syncytial virus surge in children across the country, with COVID-19 and the flu also in the mix for what’s being referred to as a “tripledemic.”   

Advertisement

But when White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha was asked about the shortages, all he could do was pivot.

"And what about this shortage of amoxicillin and even ibuprofen in some places?" ABC’s Martha Raddatz asked. "What do [caregivers] do about that?"

“Yeah. This is, you know, we have -- we have broader supply chain issues with our medications that we've had for decades,” he responded. “I have seen this as a practicing clinician. I often when I walk into the hospital find some normal medicine that I'm used to using not available.
 
“We have got to continue working on that,” he continued. “We've made a lot of strides in this administration, but our work here is not done. So, we have got to continue making sure that these medicines are available."
 
He then touted the COVID-19 and flu shots.  

“I will tell you, the good news is plenty of vaccines for flu and COVID, plenty of treatments for flu and COVID, those are still out there,” he said. “We have plenty of those, but we’ve got to work on the other things.” 

The Food and Drug Administration posted a notice on Oct. 28 that liquid amoxicillin is “currently in shortage,” which critics have called “unacceptable.”

Advertisement

Sen. Marco Rubio, meanwhile, is calling on Congress to act. 

"American antibiotics used to be made in the U.S. But by 2019, 80% of the medical industry's active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for drugs like amoxicillin came from overseas––and a majority were potentially traceable to China," he wrote in a recent op-ed. "Now, when amoxicillin is needed the most, it's nowhere to be found. It should be clear that offshoring no longer works for the American people. We're long overdue for a change in approach."

Some of his colleagues in the Senate are also demanding Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf address the issue. 



Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement