Toilet paper shortages in stores across America are giving folks nightmarish reminders of the pandemic era. But the lack of toilet paper isn’t a direct result of a major port strike Tuesday. It’s because of panic buying.

Some consumers are panic-buying toilet paper and other goods amid the East Coast port strike, as they did during the COVID-19 outbreak. Do they need to?

Experts say you shouldn’t worry about a toilet paper shortage because the port strike won’t affect most tissue paper products.