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- Nationwide distribution of free FFP2 masks started
- Free masks sold out quickly in November
- Risk patients can pick them up in regular pharmacies
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The feared rush to pharmacies for free FFP2 masks has not yet occurred. A spokeswoman for the Bremen Chamber of Pharmacists speaks of an overall quiet situation. The respiratory masks have been distributed nationwide to citizens who belong to corona risk groups since Tuesday. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn initiated this. When Bremen started such a distribution campaign for seniors on its own in November, the masks were out of stock very quickly at the beginning and had to be reordered.
Bremen pharmacies have been selling free FFP2 masks again since Tuesday, initially three in number. The risk group includes all people over the age of 60 as well as people with previous illnesses such as diabetes, asthma or heart disease. According to its own information, the Chamber of Pharmacists does not know how many people in the state of Bremen are entitled to the free masks.
She also asks customers to pick up the masks from their local pharmacy. There you know best about the previous illnesses, the spokeswoman continued. She also points out that the free masks are still available until January 6th. So you don’t have to go to the nearest pharmacy straight away. If the masks are sold out, they can be reordered, the Chamber of Pharmacists asks for a little patience.
–This topic in the program:
Bremen Zwei, Die Nachrichten, December 15, 2020, 1 p.m.
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