# The Chris Voss Show Podcast – The End of Us: A Story of Death, Deception and China’s Deadly Grip on US Healthcare by Tony Paquin Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-the-end-of-us-a-story-of-death-deception-and-china-s-deadly-grip-on-us-healthcare-by-tony-paquin Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-the-end-of-us-a-story-of-death-deception-and-china-s-deadly-grip-on-us-healthcare-by-tony-paquin.md Podcast: [The Chris Voss Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577) Published: 2026-06-19T03:34:52+00:00 Episode link: https://thechrisvossshow.com/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-the-end-of-us-a-story-of-death-deception-and-chinas-deadly-grip-on-us-healthcare-by-tony-paquin/ Audio file: https://media.blubrry.com/thechrisvossshow/media.blubrry.com/thechrisvossshow/ins.blubrry.com/thechrisvossshow/Podcast2781.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chris-voss-show-491577/episodes/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-the-end-of-us-a-story-of-death-deception-and-china-s-deadly-grip-on-us-healthcare-by-tony-paquin Duration seconds: 2635 ## Resource The End of Us: A Story of Death, Deception and China’s Deadly Grip on US Healthcare by Tony Paquin https://www.amazon.com/End-Us-Deception-Chinas-Healthcare/dp/B0CPWVGBCS In 2020, Tony Paquin’s small medical supply company faced an impossible task—fulfilling a federal contract to procure one billion needles and syringes for America’s COVID-19 vaccination effort. What followed was a high-stakes battle against cutthroat factory owners, shady middlemen, relentless scammers, and even the Chinese Communist Party itself. Through this ordeal, Paquin uncovered a dangerous truth: America’s dependence on China and foreign sources for life-saving drugs, medical supplies, and high-tech devices is a ticking time bomb. Nearly everything that keeps Americans alive is manufactured overseas—often under the control of a geopolitical rival. The End of Us is more than a real-life thriller. It’s an urgent wake-up call about a critical national security threat—one that could be weaponized in a future conflict. With firsthand insights from inside the global supply chain, Paquin exposes the hidden dangers of America’s medical dependence and lays out what must be done to reclaim control before it’s too late. About the author Tony Paquin is an acclaimed author, serial entrepreneur, and authority in the healthcare industry, known for pioneering Retail Healthcare. With over thirty years of experience leading public and private companies to groundbreaking achievements, Tony’s work has consistently focused on the intersection of healthcare, technology, and business innovation. His first book, “The Retail Healthcare Revolution,” established Tony as a forward-thinking voice in healthcare, proposing transformative business models that combine retail strategies with healthcare s… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chris-voss-show-491577/episodes/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-the-end-of-us-a-story-of-death-deception-and-china-s-deadly-grip-on-us-healthcare-by-tony-paquin/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-the-end-of-us-a-story-of-death-deception-and-china-s-deadly-grip-on-us-healthcare-by-tony-paquin.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.