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Jim Costa: One of the many lessons I believe that we have learned out of this pandemic, this horrific pandemic that has taken…

On the recordJune 12, 2021
One of the many lessons I believe that we have learned out of this pandemic, this horrific pandemic that has taken 600,000 American lives and done so much damage to every segment of our society, is that when we address a crisis, we can do certain things quickly, like increase the production of personal protective equipment, PPE.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

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Jim Costa reflects on lessons learned from the pandemic regarding healthcare response.

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