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How the tampon shortage is exacerbating period poverty in the US

  • Written by Marni Sommer, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
How the tampon shortage is exacerbating period poverty in the USTampons are the latest product to be in scarce supply at U.S. stores.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Tampons have become the latest household product to fall foul of supply chain issues.

Reports of a scarcity of the menstrual product, used by millions of women in the U.S., have combined with general inflationary pressure on the price of goods...

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