Nearly a week after the Biden administration announced it will deploy 400 million free N95 masks to the public, the high-quality face coverings are starting to arrive at pharmacies and local grocery stores.
“Every person is allowed up to 3 free masks pending availability,” the Department of Health and Human Services says.
The White House launched it’s latest effort to combat COVID-19 following new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC now says cloth masks are no longer as effective in preventing the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant and that people should wear a N95 or KN95 mask.
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