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You is pediatricians are my heroes. theyve risen to the call, their offices are trying to do as much as they can. they do have some formula and stop, and theyre trying to also help match. second or hospitals. you dont have the er, you dont go to hospital. hospitals also have lactation consultants that have these formulas on standby. so ask around or get a neighbor or a friend to make these calls for you. and then finally, do not ever despair if you literally do not have something on the shelves,...

Metabolic doctor, call your gastroenterologist, talk to them about ways to get the specialized formula. the company are trying to make exceptions for those kids on a specialized formula for them to be able to get it. if you are able to breastfeed, please breastfeed, and there are breast milk donor banks. talk to your pediatrician. we can tell you some reputable places to go to. >> and, doctor, this is really important, dont dilute the stuff that you have already. dont look online for these formu...

When you have too few producers of a product and theres a major reduction, it creates a resiliency issue. we can still have a pretty competitive situation in going forward. and those that are currently in the business potentially expanding. well take a look at the way that we do business through the wic program to make sure we have the flebs incumbents in place so were not faced with this kind of disruption in the future. >> are we going to open up to more imports? a lot of moms prefer what they...

The store shelves? >> i think the expectation is in a matter of days getting it distributed as best we can. the key is to make sure that folks understand and appreciate that we are taking every possible step to get formula on the shelves as quickly as possible. this is an unprecedented step the president has directed us to take and the usda are glad we can provide the financial sources to get this done. >> theres labelling issues, partially that the labels arent written in english and parents mi...

Day or two of those is something you can use. there are groups and people who have created ways to find formulas. there are formulas available but you have to look pretty hard to find them. >> and of course have the means to do so, which is an overarching concern for so many reasons for good reason. if there were to go on for a longer period of time -- we know with even the defense production act and the idea of reopening a factory, that these may still be prolonged solutions that will take a lo...

U.s. those formulas, of course, they have to make sure theyre complete and theyre safe. and thats under their legal purview to make sure that the formulas or safe. >> and we highly regulate that for that reason, the nutritional value. thank you for what youre doing. i know one child went home. i hope the other one is able to as well and it doesnt become a revolving door of other children in need of help. thank you so much. >> youre welcome. well, theres a lot going on for a variety of reasons....

Can you give us an update on the children, how are they doing? >> theyre doing much better. we have one home and ones pretty much ready to go home now. we have gotten supply from one of the alternate manufacturers of amino acid-based formula which is what the children needed. >> which is so important. important too to point out it is not just an issue of whether you can switch a formula for your infant, but there are older children who rely on specific formulas who have been impacted like these ...

Hospitals, but we know that as this crisis continues, that becomes more of a problem as our supplies start to decrease. but for now, weve been able to maintain those special formulas, but the supply is getting low. >> okay. lets talk about tips for parents who arent in that special category. what advice are you giving people who cant get it now and might have to wait weeks before they can? >> yeah. fortunately the american academy of pediatrics and others have started to come out with some sound...

So, invoking the defense production act, as president biden announced last night that he is doing, will allow the government to order companies who might have conflicting orders to sell the ingredients. lets say you make a soy or milk product and you might sell it to various food products of which baby formula is just one and you owe all those companies orders that they have put in. biden can now order companies to first fulfill those orders to the baby formula manufacturers so that they have ev...

Be okay if you can get any of the regular formulas. >> and what if you cant find any formula? can they drink cows milk? >> so, the recommendation has recently been changed. so, the aap recommends for a healthy infant, who does not have any significant allergies or milk protein issues, if they are 6 months and above, then you can do cows milk for as few of a days as you need to until you can get some formula in your hands. so, the short answer is, yes, for a short period of time for a healthy bab...