From The Daily Mail, April 8:
A national shortage of baby formula brought on by pandemic-related supply-chain issues has forced US retailers such as Walgreens to ration the all-important product.
The company - the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States behind CVS - said Friday that amid the supply-chain crunch, it is limiting customers to three infant and toddler formula product purchases at a time, at its 9,021 US locations.
A company spokesperson told DailyMail.com that the restrictions, already in effect, stem from an 'increased demand and various supplier issues,' as it was revealed that 29 percent of all top-selling formulas are out of stock at stores across the nation....
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Two quick thoughts:
1) I was told the supply chain issues had been fixed by Christmas.
2) It was the lockdowns that led to the supply chain chaos, not the covid infections.
(a. artificially depress demand by locking people in their homes, b. manufacturers and transporters respond by cutting back production, c. open the floodgates of demand et voilà, logjams)
