Remember all the panic buying of Covid medical stuff?
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All on Tue Feb 21 19:46:49 2023
It's going to auctions....for pennies.
New York City wasted $200 million on unused COVID-19 materials and sold them off for a tiny fraction of the purchase price, according to reporting by NYC outlet The City.
The city government auctioned off materials, including N-95 masks and breathing devices known as “bridge vents,” for a steeply discounted price. For the 9.5 million items auctioned off, taxpayers recouped just $500,000, or five cents per item, per
the report.
I wonder if Gavin ever got his N-95s he paid big $$ for?
Additionally, the city paid millions of dollars for materials that either did not work properly or were never delivered, according to The City. For instance, the report details the acquisition of N95 masks that were “poor quality or not FDA-certified,�
� as well as $9.1 million spent on ventilators that never arrived.
ScottW
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