Butoneitemthatremainsintightsupplyis N 95 facemasks, whichprovide a highleveloffiltrationagainstairbornecontaminantsandarecloselyregulatedbytheUSgovernment.
Weuse a completelydomesticallysourcedsupplychain, whichmeansallthematerialsthatgointothismaskaretrulymadeinAmericathatiscriticaltothebiosecurityoffourcountry.
HehopesthatthepandemicwillmakeAmericansmorewillingtopay a premium, orthatUSgovernmentpolicywillmandatemoredomesticsourcing, whichwouldbenefithisventure.
Um, youknowthebunchofthingsthatneedtohappeninsupplychain, um, toputus, youknow, tomakeusmorecompetitiveversusoverseasmarkets, and I believethat's gonnahappenovertime.
Otherdomesticproducersarelikelytofacethesamechallenges, includingindustrygiantthree M, whichhasquadrupleditsdomesticproductionof N 95 maskssincethepandemicstartedandmakes 100 millionmasks a month, but a Zakiisambitious.