I agree that we should keep a stockpile of real ventilators and other medical equipment. But, as you pointed out, we probably will not, at least not as time goes on and the pandemic becomes more of a distant memory. I am a realist.
The thing to think about is, we now have 3D printing which is relatively new, what new technology will there be in the future which would allow for the creation of much more complex devices than we can today. And faster.
To add to my original post, what really needs to be saved, are the requirements, specifications, or "the why" ventilators are designed (hardware and software) the way they are.
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Originally Posted by KC911
I'm going to respectfully disagree. Instead, we (the US) should maintain an adequate supply of "real", proven ventilators, masks, face shields, swabs, etc. and have them strategically located in numerous places to be distrubuted to states as needed. Making it up as you go along would be a disaster like this has been. We need to learn from this....
But "we" probably won't  ... |