Maybe it will take months/years to go from zero to production quantity/quality no matter how hard we try or how well we organize. And maybe by the time that production capacity is active the market will be flooded by PPE from China (let's hope). Yet I would still rather be over-prepared and with people actively productive compared to behind the ball with people sat at home.
Maybe I'm just tired of the government telling us to be patient while we continue to hear reports like this. I want someone to tell us how to be proactive.