400mn Covid N95 masks to be distributed by Biden administration.
The administration of President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that it will distribute 400 million high-quality N95 masks to Americans for free as part of its effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the White House, the masks will be available beginning next week at tens of thousands of distribution points nationwide, primarily pharmacies and community health centers, and will be fully operational in February.
In a statement, an unnamed White House official said, "This is the largest deployment of personal protective equipment in US history."
With the Omicron variant on the rise, the White House is also focusing on expanding Covid-19 testing. It launched a website on Tuesday where every American household can order free tests to be performed at home.
The government intends to distribute one billion rapid tests in the United States, which has the world's highest Covid-19 death toll of 853,000.
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