POTUS activate DC National Guard to distribute medical masks

Update on April 24, 2020. Since publication, DC National Guard has been delpoyed to Covid-19 testing sites such as University of the District of Columbia Community College at 5171 South Dakota Avenue DC 20017.

[DC National Guard filmed at Capitol Intelligence/BBN using CI Glass at Covid-19 testing center at the Univesity of District Columbia at 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE Washington, DC. April 23, 2020]

Also, Annie's Ace Hardware-Brookland at 3405 8th Street NE is selling medical masks for USd 15 for ten, half the price of Preston's Pharmacy in Arlington, Virginia. However, CVS Health of Larry Merlo still has no masks for sale at its Rhode Island location in Brentwood, DC.

Dear President Trump,

The residents of Washington, DC who are citizens of a federal district request that you have the DC National Guard distribute medical masks.

[Lack of mandatory medical masks at Aetna/CVS filmed by Capitol Intelligence/BBN using CI Glass visiting Giant Foods in Brentwood northeast DC; CVS in Dupont Circle and Arlington, Virginia; and Preston's Pharmacy in Arlington, Virginia during Covid-19 crisis in DMV. April 11, 2020]

Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has required all residents to wear masks to shop for vital necessities at our grocery stores such a Ahold NV owned Giant Foods in Brentwood in the northeast DC.

However, medical masks cannot be found anywhere, even CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) CVS stores.

CVS has a near monopoly of the DC market and this shortage (many have not sold medical masks to the public in over two months) is inexplicable considering the company acquired the giant Hartford, CT-based Aetna in a USD 69bn merger.

If an independent pharmacy such as Preston's Pharmacy in Arlington, VA can stock masks and hand sanitizers, than CVS Health President and CEO Larry J. Merlo should be able to source such a basic commodity as simple medical masks to the nation's capital.

While CVS has only begun supplying their stores, Taiwan-based charity Buddhdist Tzu Chi Foundation have already donated masks to Washington, DC government earmarked for those at need in Northeast and Southeast DC, Tzu Chi Executive Director Frank Chen said.

[Buddhist Tzi Chi Foundation (Taiwan) Exective Director Frank Chen speaks to Capitol Intelligence/CI GCA using CI Glass on donating medical masks to Washington DC and Prince George's County at the John Wilson Building in Washington, DC on May 7, 2020]

In fact, former Aetna chairmen and CEOs such as Mark T. Bertolini and Ron Williams had been leaders in delivering healthcare insurance solutions to the African-American community.

We are all proud of the DC National Guard under your command. They represent the best sons and daughters of our great city.

We thank you for your help on this Easter holiday.