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DC giving away child-size KN95 masks

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday that all D.C. Health COVID Centers will offer free child-size KN95 masks starting Wednesday.

Proof of residency will be required and residents can obtain two packages of children’s masks, with each containing five masks, for a total of 10 masks per resident.



In addition to masks for children, all COVID Centers will continue to provide vaccinations, boosters, adult masks, take-home rapid antigen tests and PCR tests.

There’s one COVID Center in each of D.C.’s eight wards, with all sites open six days a week:

  • Ward 1: 800 Euclid St. NW
  • Ward 2: 926 F St. NW
  • Ward 3: 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW
  • Ward 4: 4704 13th St. NW
  • Ward 5: 2350 Washington Place, Suite 105-N NE
  • Ward 6: 507 8th St. SE
  • Ward 7: 3929 Minnesota Ave. NE
  • Ward 8: 3640 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE

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Looking for more information? D.C., Maryland and Virginia are each releasing more data every day. Visit their official sites here: Virginia | Maryland | D.C.

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