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Feb 01, 2021

Where to find an N95 or high-filtration mask for Biden's 100-day challenge

The Biden administration has issued a mask mandate, requiring individuals to wear masks on federal property, and he's encouraging all Americans to wear them in public for 100 days. Face coverings are also required on planes, trains, buses and at airports, renewing...

Jan 23, 2021

The face mask that could end the pandemic

Biden, who calls wearing masks "a patriotic act," signed an executive order Wednesday -- his very first as President -- to ask Americans to wear masks of their choice for the first 100 days of the new administration. The executive...

Dec 15, 2020

Assembly Member Seawright Secures 7,000 N95 Masks for Distribution

New York, NY— Thanks to the donation of a New Jersey-based manufacturer, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright visited three different medical facilities today to distribute 6,000 N95 masks to high-risk nursing home residents, frontline healthcare workers and patients, as well as...

Nov 04, 2020

Face Masks Are Again in Short Supply as Covid-19 Cases Surge

Despite increased production of protective gear, levels of N95 face masks are lower than recommended at many health-care facilities By | Photographs by Gabriela Bhaskar for The Wall Street JournalNov. 4, 2020 9:19 am ET A surge of Covid-19 cases...

Oct 14, 2020

Jersey-made N95 masks will protect front line in second COVID-19 wave

Millions of N95 masks now made at a retooled factory in Paterson could help protect frontline workers as a second COVID-19 wave builds in New Jersey. Hospitals still face a shortage of N95 masks, the Centers for Disease Control and...