text:  The high number of shortages is a direct result of persistent market vulnerabilities. Yeah. In June, they reported that the average drug shortage lasts more than three years, affects multiple drugs. Almost 25% of those drugs have been on the shortage list for five years. Six drugs have been in short supply for a decade. You know, and this is a number of factors involved here. China makes a lot of our meds. We've got supply chain issues. What happens if there's an emergency?