As the Biden administration dithers, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he plans to introduce legislation that would ensure N95s are 'sent to every household in the country.'
sardonically that"the official policy on proper masks right now is, 'I dunno, see if you can find something that isn't counterfeit on Amazon.'"that even granting the unsubstantiated premise that half the country wouldn't wear freely distributed N95s,"the other half of the country, ostensibly Joe Biden's base, would like to avoid getting sick and potentially dying from Covid-19.
Public health experts have vocally argued in recent weeks that the Biden administration should promote the use of N95 masks to combat Omicron, given that cloth masksSen. Bernie Sanders , Rep.
Rep. Ro Khanna said Tuesday that he will be introducing companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
updating its guidance to recommend that all people—not just healthcare personnel—wear N95 or KN95 masks whenever possible. Such guidance would be difficult for many to follow in the absence of coordinated federal policy aimed at distributing such high-quality masks nationwide. At present, N95 masks can be hard to find in the U.S., particularly amid the
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