Biden invokes wartime powers to address IV fluids shortage

31 Oct 2024, 23:59 · UPI

Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A North Carolina facility is leading efforts to restore the nation's depleted supply of IV solutions after Hurricane Helene temporarily put it out of business.

The shortage of IV solutions has prompted President Joe Biden to invoke the Defense Production Act to rapidly rebuild a North Carolina manufacturing facility that was damaged by the hurricane.