What's behind Biden’s plan for free N95 masks

1 big thing

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🗓️ 20 January 2022

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The Biden Administration announced yesterday it will distribute 400 million free N95 masks to the public, starting next week. They’ll be available at pharmacies and community health centers. Officials say it’s the largest deployment of personal protective equipment in US history. Plus, IRS chaos makes for a messy tax season. And, looming antitrust scrutiny for Microsoft. Guests: Dr. Leana Wen, emergency physician, former Baltimore health commissioner, and professor of health policy and management at George Washington University; and Axios' Emily Peck and Ina Fried. Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Julia Redpath, Erica Pandey, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Sabeena Singhani and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.3	And what's more, we won't be beating on price, so it's British gas, heat pumps, exclusions
0:26.5	and conditions of life, government grind, subject to eligibility.
0:31.1	Good morning, welcome to Axios today.
0:36.9	It's Thursday, January 20th.
0:39.0	I'm Eric Pandy, in for Nile Boudou.
0:41.8	Here's what you need to know today.
0:43.4	IRS chaos makes for a messy tax season.
0:46.4	Plus, Microsoft is back in the antitrust spotlight.
0:50.0	But first, President Biden's plan for free masks is today's one big thing.
0:56.5	Starting next week, the federal government will distribute 400 million free N95 masks to
1:06.3	the public.
1:07.4	The masks will be available at pharmacies and community health centers.
1:11.3	The White House is calling this the largest deployment of personal protective equipment
1:15.1	in U.S. history.
1:16.8	By the numbers, that's just over one mask per person.
1:20.5	Why N95s?
1:21.8	And why now?
1:23.0	And are there even enough masks to go around?
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