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- In the face of this pandemic,

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demand for medical equipment
has never been higher.

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But there are simply not
enough masks to go around.

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Doctors and nurses have
had to get creative,

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sewing masks together themselves,

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borrowing them from dentists and vets,

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and fashioning them out of bandanas.

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The federal response has been

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rather half-hearted, to say the least.

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But a small group of private citizens

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has stepped up to do what they can

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to address the shortage,
and the disconnect

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between supply and demand.

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Seven founders, from backgrounds

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spanning health, tech and government,

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and some 65 other volunteers,

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a number that's rising by the day,

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have come together to launch Project N95.

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Named after the classification

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of masks that doctors need.

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A sort of Covid-19 clearinghouse,

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they're providing a centralized database

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where institutions like local governments

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and hospitals can request this equipment,

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and ventilators, from
anyone who has the supplies.

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Here's Andrew Stroup, one
of the founding members.

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- We're able to identify those
hospital care individuals

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who need this protective equipment,

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and find them suppliers, both domestically

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and also internationally,
are saying how do we go about

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vetting them in some way to
be able to connect the dots

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in some form or fashion.

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- As of the end of the last week,

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more than 2000 institutions had requested

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more than 280 million pieces of equipment.

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Governmental leadership is
sorely needed right now,

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and there's no substitute for that.

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But projects like this are showing

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that people are willing to band together,

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and to find solutions as a community.

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That's maybe some solace in
this time of uncertainty.

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You can monitor the
response at ProjectN95.com

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- Richie, how's everything
going with accounting,

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I have a feeling that you probably

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have a few headaches?

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- Yeah, I mean, I guess
you guys can assume

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kind of the worst, it's not great.

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I spoke with the Board yesterday,

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and ultimately what they told me was...

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For all of us to sort of email together

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at the end of the week.

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- You froze real quick, what
was the word from the Board?

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- Oh sorry, I spoke with
them, am I okay now?

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- Yep, yep.
- Okay I spoke with them

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and they said that you know, together

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with my department
obviously, we're gonna...

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- Again.

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- Tomorrow at the latest.
- You're freezing.

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What needs to happen
tomorrow at the latest?

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- So, I need all of you guys to,

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it's every department except...

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- Sorry, I didn't mean to type,

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that was my dog, he typed that.

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Apologies.
- Okay, I'm gonna see

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if I can get Richie's cellphone,

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so we can get him on, hold on one second.

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- Oh, um.
- I just...

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- Hey Tessa, you're not wearing pants.

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- Do this alone, obviously.

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You know, this has to be...

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- Can you type it in the chat?

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There's a chat.
- Yeah, Richie type it

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in the chat.
- Initiate.

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I need everyone to initiate, okay?

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- Okay.
- Richie, say it again please.

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- Did you guys not hear any of that?

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- We didn't hear it.
- No.

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- No.
- Okay, I'll just send

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a chat email, an email chat.

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- Richie, can you just give
us your personal cell phone

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and we can contact and maybe hear you?

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- Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's 9-1-7, okay?

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Three...

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- Nope.

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- Two...

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- Yep, missed all that.

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- Anybody here watching Tiger King?

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Joe Exotic?

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Guy's crazy.

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- Not really a big cat...

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- You froze Richie.
- You froze again Richie.

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