another variant that might be difficult, that would elude some of the protection from vaccination. dr. anthony fauci yesterday on the best and worst case scenarios when it comes to covid. those comments come amid a renewed focus on mask by the white house. pharmacies and health care centers across the country have begun distributing the first of 400 million n95 masks the biden administration is sending out in an effort to combat the omicron variant. the white house says the masks will be limited to three per person to ensure broad access and hopes to have the program fully operational by early february. the masks will be available for free at thousands of pharmacies, supermarkets, health care centers nationwide. meanwhile, a new york judge is blocking the state s indoor mask mandate. state supreme court justice thomas radimaker ruled against