(CNN) President Donald Trump contradicted a nurse he was honoring in the Oval Office on Wednesday, insisting there are no personal protective equipment shortages in the US despite her account that availability could be "sporadic." A reporter asked the nurses attending the National Nurse Day event if their PPE supplies are where they need to be amid the coronavirus pandemic , and many of them nodded in agreement or answered affirmatively. "I think it's sporadic," answered Sophia L. Thomas, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Certainly there are pockets around the country where PPE is not ideal, but this is an unprecedented time." Thomas said she works at a community health center in New Orleans, and that her youngest Covid-19 patient was 4 days old.

Source: CNN May 06, 2020 20:04 UTC