Trump’s 500 Million Respirators Could Take 18 Months to Deliver
- Grant application allows delivery over 18-month period
- Health-care workers have been reusing masks.
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The 500 million N95 air-filtering respirator masks President Donald Trump said the federal government ordered could take up to 18 months to be delivered, according to the grant application.