Total Savings if Procuring PPE Stockpile at Non-Pandemic Costs

California Factoid 09/02/2020

Population Covered / Number of Workers / Non-Pandemic Cost* / Pandemic Cost* / Savings

Healthcare workers / 1.8 million / $86.8 / $573.9 / $487.2
Non-healthcare essential workers / 3.5 million / $47.7 / $233.7 / $186.1
Total / 5.3 million / $134.4 / $807.7 / $673.3

*$ in millions

Source: UC Berkeley Labor Center, Economic and Health Benefits of a PPE Stockpile

 

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