Made in China, India (Most Medicines)

CBSDFW News ^ | Feb/27/2022 | Robbie Owens

[dvan]

The now worldwide concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus is shining new light on a largely overlooked U.S. vulnerability, unrelated to the actual illness: almost all of the nation’s life saving drugs are in some way sourced in China.

“It’s a mind boggling thing: we abdicated control of our own pharmaceuticals to China,” says Professor David Jacobson at SMU’s Cox School of Business and an expert on China. “China controls almost 100% of the generic medications that are prescribed in the United States. And now if they can’t make it, we don’t have an alternative place.”​

Professor Jacobson issued that quiet warning in an interview with CBS 11 News last month. Now, so much has changed as the virus spreads and panic grips the world.​

“We are concerned about it,” says Pharmacist John Floyd at Preston Road Pharmacy in Dallas. “We haven’t seen any shortages, yet. But, it could happen…we just have to give it some time.”​

[Regulator]

You know, I drive thru small towns in the mountain West, Pacific Northwest, and the South, where you see people struggling to get by on subsistence jobs.

Why couldn’t the factories for such things as these be located there?

The transportation infrastructure is already there. But...the pesky locals might want too much pay.

Can’t have that. Gotta pay the China Price, make bookoo bucks bringing back here.

Ain’t globalism great?

Right up to the day it isn’t.

[ptsal]

We let the chicom burrow under the wall.

[Jyotishi]

The title at the source URL is different from the posted title:

‘Made In China’ Includes Most US Medicines, Expert Says ‘It’s Mind Boggling’

[laplata]

It’s disgusting and unacceptable.

I’ve read that the Chinese have little or no quality control. Who knows what’s really in there.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Confucius say, the opium pipe has fallen from your mouth.