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TSA warns of staffing shortages at more than 100 airports, looks for volunteers

Wednesday, June 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As more travelers take to the skies, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is projecting that 131 of the nation's airports will experience staffing shortages this month. Acting TSA Administrator Darby LaJoye is now asking office employees to volunteer at airports for up... Read More.

‘Don’t panic,’ Biden tells Americans facing gasoline shortages from pipeline attack

Thursday, May 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Hoping to ease concerns of millions of Americans experiencing gasoline shortages and rising prices following the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, President Joe Biden gave an update on the situation Thursday, looking to deal with a potentially damaging political problem and on... Read More.

Pipeline cyberattack fuels panic buying, gas shortages, hike in prices

Tuesday, May 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Gas stations are running out of fuel in Southeastern cities and long lines are forming across the country as panic buying ensues following the crippling cyberattack on the nation's top fuel pipeline network. Ashish Desai, an employee at BP station in Charlotte, North... Read More.

Texas’ power outages, water shortages put bigger strain on hospitals

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

By EMILY SHAPIRO and SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As a historic winter storm knocks out power and bursts pipes across Texas, hospitals in the lone star state are facing additional stress.Hospitals, already contending with COVID-19 patients, are now... Read More.

States trying to ramp up vaccinations frustrated by shortages

Friday, January 22 by ABC News

By STEPHANIE EBBS and CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Governors and state health officials are facing a frustrating reality as they try to make more people eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine: They can vaccinate only as many people... Read More.

Hospitals say staffing shortages creating ‘dire need’ for foreign nurses

Wednesday, December 16 by ABC News

By LAURA ROMERO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As hospitals brace for the holidays amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, staffing shortages in U.S. hospitals have created a higher-than-normal demand for international nurses -- but rising costs and immigration delays are thwarting their efforts.

Nonpartisan report warns of COVID-19 testing shortages in over half US states, territories

Monday, November 30 by ABC News

BY: CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Rapid tests and reagents -- the medical devices used to process COVID-19 tests -- are in short supply as the U.S. heads deeper into the winter months, according to a survey of 47... Read More.

Anticipating a vaccine, supply chain preps for shortages, funding concerns

Monday, November 30 by ABC News

By SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With the steady march toward a safe, effective and authorized coronavirus vaccine, another race now runs alongside: how to dispatch tens of millions of doses across every corner of the nation and globe,... Read More.

Food manufacturers increase production to avoid grocery shortages

Thursday, October 29 by ABC News

By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the U.S. has seen a rise in coronavirus cases, food producers and grocery stores are working to stay ahead of shoppers' needs.Many manufacturers that were caught off guard by the... Read More.

Trump administration slow to respond to protective gear shortages: Democrats

Thursday, July 2 by ABC News

By BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration was slow to respond to warnings about the country’s dwindling supply of protective equipment as the start of the coronavirus pandemic, leading to persistent shortages as the virus continues to surge... Read More.