The government of US President Joe Biden will distribute 400 million N95 masks free of charge from next week, a White House official announced today, another attempt by Washington to tackle the covid-19 pandemic.
The masks will be delivered this week to pharmacies and community health centers, the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity, and will be available to the public by the end of next week.
“The program will be fully operational by early February,” he explained.
The decision came as the Biden government has been criticized for not doing enough to promote mask use and diagnostic tests as the coronavirus strain Omicron scans the United States.
In response to these criticisms, the US government has provided additional free diagnostic tests through a website that officially launched today, through which households can order tests.
N95 masks are considered particularly effective in preventing the spread of coronavirus. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised Americans to wear “the most protective mask” they can.
Biden’s team has pointed out in the past that there are many stocks of these masks.
Hospitals have overcome shortages of masks at the start of the pandemic, but many hospital executives have expressed concern that supply chains remain vulnerable, leaving smaller and less funded hospitals at greater risk of shortages. everyday ”mask of the Americans.
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