The White House did not alert the FDA as [a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin] headed to New York and New Jersey.

…The last minute notification meant the ventilators headed for the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak did not first receive FDA authorization.

…Earlier this month, Russia suspended use of some of the Aventa-M ventilators in its own hospitals after six people died in fires that reportedly involved the devices.

Exclusive: White House kept FDA in the dark on Russian ventilators for New York and New Jersey – Reuters

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