[notmytarga]

Ventilators are necessary in a high number of the COVID cases - certainly all those that have died either were on one or needed it. What the medical community is finding is that the 'vent runs' for COVID are longer than all the typical ICU ailments - ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome), COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and pneumonia - averaging 14 days. So it is obvious with the sheer numbers and this long time that ventilator needs will be high.

Churning out the parts needed for assembly seems to be something that small suppliers would have to do - automakers put the big stuff together with the small parts. I am sure there are production people that are way ahead of us making this all happen.

My thoughts are whether the liquid oxygen supply will be taxed since most of this is for medical needs. I do know the winery industry uses oxygen to start fermentation - so the SF Bay area ought to have additional resources!