Jahana Hayes tweeted the following:
"This crisis was caused by the simultaneous manufacturing recall at Abbott Nutrition and ongoing pandemic related supply chain issues. WIC families are impacted the hardest as Abbott formula serves 89% of all infants participating in WIC."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Jahana Hayes:
"In #CT05 parents have joined FB groups to track where they can find formula. Theyre waiting in lines outside of stores, buying sample packs on the streets, even resorting to the dangerous practice of watering down their formula just to stretch their supply. They are desperate."Read on Twitter
"Families lucky enough to find formula in their local stores, the prices they are paying have increased dramatically, in some cases rising 18% over the past year."Read on Twitter
"Among the most vulnerable, are mothers and babies enrolled in the WIC program who use formula at roughly double the rate of non-participating families disproportionally impacting communities and families with the highest need."Read on Twitter
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