These drugs, in their shortage, make it very difficult and sometimes impossible for doctors and for hospitals and nurses and other health care professionals to do their job, which is to care for us when we're critically ill.
Rockefeller highlights the critical impact of drug shortages on healthcare providers' ability to care for patients.
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