SHOT. . .
Sen. Bernie Sanders says “every American deserves a high-quality N95 mask to protect themselves from this virus”:
Every American deserves a high-quality N95 mask to protect themselves from this virus.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 11, 2022
And he wants the government to utilize the DPA and mail them out to everyone:
Not all face masks are created equal. N95 face masks are far more effective than cloth masks in preventing the spread of COVID. We must utilize the Defense Production Act to mass produce these masks and distribute them to every household in the country.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 9, 2022
CHASER. . .
Sorry, Bernie, but it’s people inside the *Biden* administration who are pushing back on this idea. From Politico:
A senior administration official argued to @davidalim and @adamcancryn that sending N95 or KN95 masks to Americans would make little difference because "half the country won't wear any mask” https://t.co/BK0cvHaCRg pic.twitter.com/ebcmYqyCvr
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) January 12, 2022
Also, one reason why health experts dopey cloth masks is that they, at least, could be washed and you didn’t need to send your kid to school every day with a filthy mask on. If schools do start mandating these N95-type masks, that means each kids will need five masks per week, minimum. That’s just not doable.
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