Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Defense Production Act: Don't need to 'compel' businesses to help

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Monday said it’s not necessary to “compel” someone to do what they’re already doing when asked about the idea of President Trump’s invoking the Defense Production Act to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.

“Here’s the thing that people don’t understand: You don’t need to compel someone to do something they are already doing,” Dr. Adams said on NBC’s “Today” program.

He pointed to the companies Honeywell and 3M, which are stepping up production and shipments of protective masks, as examples.

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