ED: We cannot afford an oxygen crisis

Right now, our moves should be guiding by scientific and humanitarian principles, not profit for certain sectors or individuals. At a time when we have our hands more than full, with a vaccine crisis as well as a hospital bed crisis, another worry looming on the horizon is a serious oxygen crisis. Right now, the majority of health care facilities in the country get supplies of oxygen in gaseous form rather than liquid form. There is convenience in this: Gaseous oxygen is easier to store. However, this could potentially lead to a resupply crisis, which is looking more and more likely with pressure increasing on hospitals day by day.