'This is so grotesque,' wrote gregggonsalves. 'Members of Congress (and White House staff) have full access to good masks (and I bet tests too!). The little people—meaning the rest of us—are on our own.'
,"The Chief Administrative Officer has updated its PPE monthly allotment program to include KN95 masks for all House offices" as experts"The Office of Attending Physician supports CDC guidelines recommending the use of a face cover such as the KN95 mask when in public spaces, particularly when a six-foot separation cannot be maintained between two individuals," reads the email, which was sent after the U.S.
"This is so grotesque," said Yale epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves."Members of Congress have full access to good masks . The little people—meaning the rest of us—are on our own." Abraar Karan, a physician and infectious disease expert at Stanford University, noted in response to the new House safety protocol that"there are unprecedented infections around the entire country!"The U.S.
Monahan noted that based on a limited sample of positive tests on Capitol Hill, 61% of the cases were the Omicron variant.Congress to guarantee the mass production and distribution of N95 masks to all households. legislation that would have required the federal government to manufacture and deliver high-quality masks to every person in the country—but the bill has gone nowhere.free at-home coronavirus tests to U.S. households that request them, but it has yet to take similar action on masks.
"With this variant, it's really good to have an upgraded mask," Nick Tomaro of the Milwaukee Health DepartmentWhile N95 shortages are
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