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![Requests to all 50 states show massive PPE order backlogs remain, even as federal programs wind down](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2020/07/19/Infection_control_2020_1_P82CUMb.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Requests to all 50 states show massive PPE order backlogs remain, even as federal programs wind down
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Beryl Lipton
For months, governors across the country have put in requests for more protective equipment for healthcare and other frontline workers. Despite federal assurances that equipment shortages were in a better place, many orders remain unfilled.
![As Georgia reopens and braces for an increase in COVID-19 cases, state relies on corporate donations and PPE orders go unfilled](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2020/05/19/Georgia.png.800x600_q85_crop.png)
As Georgia reopens and braces for an increase in COVID-19 cases, state relies on corporate donations and PPE orders go unfilled
by
Beryl Lipton
As more industries begin to rely on PPE to protect themselves against COVID-19, Georgia is straining to identify and address shortages.