Stockpile Plan Wants Makers, Sellers to Store Virus Supplies

The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for input from companies on how it should restructure and resupply the Strategic National Stockpile.

The department has put out a request for information that outlines its plan for making sure there are enough ventilators, personal protective equipment, testing supplies, and other items needed for a Covid-19-like pandemic.

President Donald Trump announced the plan last week. It followed criticism of his administration over a lack of N95 respirators, ventilators, and other supplies for health-care workers and facilities.

The goals of the plan are to make sure the U.S has a ...