“Eliminating PVC in medical settings could result in serious human health consequences, and its removal could leave patients and caregivers at significant risk. PVC is used in dozens of applications and thousands of individual medical products because it is durable, easy to clean, and can withstand strong disinfectants better than other materials. Blood stored in PVC bags has a significantly longer shelf-life, which has benefited billions of patients over the 60-year history of this product. PVC is an effective barrier, which is why it is used to mitigate the transmission of some of the most virulent diseases in the world. PVC is being used today in the gloves, biocontainment units and other accessories used to protect medical professionals fighting on the front lines of the Coronavirus, because PVC helps prevent the spread of these types of deadly diseases.”