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An NPR report found that new surgical mask suppliers have jumped into the market and in some cases, are selling defective products. Some sellers have even touted FDA certificates that don't have any regulatory meaning. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Tongs are used to give surgical masks to guests entering the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in June. An NPR report found that new surgical mask suppliers have jumped into the market and in some cases, are selling defective products. Some sellers have even touted FDA certificates that don't have any regulatory meaning.
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesUntil now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collected important information about COVID-19 hospitalizations and equipment from around the country. The Trump Administration now says hospitals must stop reporting that data to the CDC and instead send information to a different federal database.
Meanwhile, four states have agreed to share drivers license records to help the Trump administration produce citizenship data. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports this data could be used for redrawing voting districts.
And some imported surgical masks are turning out to be defective. Sellers of the masks are touting FDA certificates but those certificates are useless.
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This episode was produced by Gabriela Saldivia, Lee Hale, and Brent Baughman. It was edited by Beth Donovan and fact-checked by Anne Li. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.
