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Hospitals worldwide are short of saline. We can’t just switch to other IV fluids – here’s why
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Nothing is impossible. It was manufactured locally before and can (and should) be manufactured locally again. There’s no sane reason importing sanitary salt water from China should be cheaper than making it domestically.
Good luck some of the capital required to startup manufacturers like these have a horrible ROI.