Free N95 masks from the federal government have started rolling out, and while distribution plans are still in the works for many parts of North Texas,...
Revised at 11 a.m. Jan. 27 with correct identity of a Kroger spokeswoman.
Facilities that are part of the federal retail pharmacy program and federal community health centers are the two main funnels for mask distribution plans, according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services.The maskscompared to cloth or surgical masks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Roxana Cruz, the association’s director of medical and clinical affairs, said it is not uncommon for the federal government to start with a small number of centers in the beginning phases of distributing pandemic-related resources like it did with vaccines and antiviral medication. Texas Department of State Health Services and Dallas County Health and Human services confirmed recently that they are not involved in theTwenty-one companies, including CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Kroger and Costco, are part of the federal retail pharmacy program, according to theScott Goldberg, a Walgreens spokesman, said the company expects to start passing out free N95 masks on Friday, but did not specify how many or which locations would have them available.
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