The White House and the Biden Administration are doing their best to address the national baby formula shortage. I did a story on this subject just a week ago titled “Got Milk.” Because babies are our nation’s smallest and most vulnerable of us all, I felt it critical to offer an update on how things stand one week later.
I watched a local newscast from an NBC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, just two days ago. That report indicated that (in this area of the country) store shelves were barely stocked with baby formula as of June 2nd. I then got in my car and drove to several stores, and it was exactly as it had been reported. The baby formula on the shelves in the three stores I visited June 2nd was sparse.
Before I get to what White House representatives have to say about the latest with the Baby formula crisis in America, I have to take a moment to say thanks you to PA State Senator Sharif Street and the nonprofit organization One Day At A Time (ODAAT), for what you did last week to bring special formula for babies who require more than the standard Similac for nourishment in North Philadelphia.
“We used our social media platform to get the word out that we were going to have some specialized baby formula to give away to mothers who need it for their infants,” stated LaTasha Wells, wife of Mel Wells, President of ODAAT. LaTasha continued, “The good thing about the formula we had to give away was that this formula was for babies with special needs. Some of these babies were born premature. Some of these babies that need special formula have other health issues or are unable to digest standard baby formula. Some babies with cholic were also in need of the special infant formula. The day after the giveaway, you wouldn’t believe how many messages we got on Facebook and Instagram saying, ODAAT, you don’t know how much you helped us by giving away the baby formula. Thank you so much. People need to understand that not only is there a baby formula shortage–but a lot of the formula in low supply is for babies that are sick or who cannot drink regular Similac.“
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