A box of Tampax Pearl tampons are seen on a shelf at a store in Washington, DC, on June 14. Tampons are in short supply and the global supply chain once again is to blame for causing a shortage of a consumer necessity.
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A box of Tampax Pearl tampons are seen on a shelf at a store in Washington, DC, on June 14. Tampons are in short supply and the global supply chain once again is to blame for causing a shortage of a consumer necessity.
Mandatory Credit: Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

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Tampons are in short supply and the global supply chain once again is to blame for causing a shortage of a consumer necessity.