ABC's Andy Field - August 12, 2021 - KRDO's Afternoon News

Remember when the Trump administration sent those massive floating hospitals to California and New York?  One of the signs that the pandemic was under control was seeing those ships return to base.   But now hard-hit Mississippi has requested the federal government send a military hospital ship such as the USNS Comfort to its aid.  And ventilators are shipping again too.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday that it was sending 200 ventilators and 100 nasal breathing machines to Florida, where more than 10,000 people are hospitalized with coronavirus-related illnesses.  And even though the demand for much of the personal protection equipment (PPE) fell this spring as COVID-19 cases declined, the need has risen again the need for PPE now is similar to where it was at the pandemic’s beginning.