Burn baby burn. Green and clean. 🤦♂️ https://t.co/2TSETzzLx8
— Lucio Saverio-Eastman 🌎 (@atonalmuse) October 15, 2022
$6 billion dollars in mask purchases? I wished I could have gotten in on that action.
Germany spent €6 billion ($5.9 billion) on face covers at the start of the pandemic, according to Spiegel. Former Health Minister Jens Spahn was criticized at the time for excessive procurement and for using personal connections to buy masks, steps he defended by citing major supply shortages and a desperation to obtain protective coverings swiftly.
