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Rite Aid Stores Continue to Help in the Fight Against COVID-19 with Free N95 Masks Available in Store and Increased Supply of At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

Rite Aid Stores Continue to Help in the Fight Against COVID-19 with Free N95 Masks Available in Store and Increased Supply of At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

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[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Free N95 non-surgical masks are now available at many of Rite Aid’s locations across the country and are expected to be in most all locations this week. The masks are free of charge through the federal government’s distribution program to provide them to all Americans who want them. Customers can pick up the […]

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Savannah’s mask mandate extends, mayor says city is in ‘4th quarter’ in fight against COVID

Savannah’s mask mandate extends, mayor says city is in ‘4th quarter’ in fight against COVID

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[ad_1] SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The City of Savannah has extended its mask mandate through February hoping it will help reduce transmission and pave the way for future events, Mayor Van Johnson said at a press conference Tuesday. “We’re in the fourth quarter and we are aiming to get past this,” Johnson said of the […]

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COVID-19 Patient at Center of Ventilator Fight Dies in Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

COVID-19 Patient at Center of Ventilator Fight Dies in Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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[ad_1] A unvaccinated COVID-19 patient flown from Minnesota to Texas during a legal battle over whether his ventilator should be turned off died Saturday, the family’s attorney said. A Minnesota judge had issued a restraining order on Jan. 13 blocking Mercy Hospital from turning off the machine that was keeping Scott Quiner alive, after his […]

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Las Vegas doctor weighs in on future of COVID-19 pandemic

Memphis officials continue fight against COVID-19 with vaccination events

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[ad_1] MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The fight to slow the spread of COVID-19 continues as Memphis officials work to get more people tested and more shots into arms. The Raleigh Springs Civic Center was the location for Memphis’ COVID-19 vaccination event. The event lasted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, and council members say […]

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Where to find authentic N95 masks to fight off COVID-19

How to find real N95 masks to fight off COVID-19

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[ad_1] With the U.S. government recently announcing its intent to begin distributing 400 million N95 masks from a national stockpile, many local pharmacies are eligible. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Many health officials are urging people to use N95 nonsurgical masks over cloth masks. But amid nationwide supply chain shortages due in part to COVID-19 cases straining […]

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Stephen A. Smith opens up about COVID-19 fight; encourages vaccines, masks

Stephen A. Smith opens up about COVID-19 fight; encourages vaccines, masks

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[ad_1] Stephen A. Smith returned to ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday after recovering from COVID-19, saying that he may be dead if he hadn’t been vaccinated.  “For me personally, it hit me differently,” Smith said of his bout with the virus, adding that he suffered a 103-degree fever, chills and coughing. “[Doctors] told me, had […]

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