'Free' and contaminated: look what happened to Biden's taxpayer-funded N95 shipment

The government is here to help?

Pharmacies and grocery stores across America are now receiving their “free” supply of taxpayer-funded N95 masks, but there’s one small (major) issue with how they’re being distributed:

According to evidence that has accumulated on social media and in wider media reports, many stores are distributing N95s outside of any form of sealed packaging.

[Here’s some background on the shenanigans:

Facing calls to “upgrade” their masks, in late January, the Biden Administration withdrew some 400 million N95 masks from the federal stockpile of 737 million N95s, and decided to ship them out to grocery stores across America.

There remains no evidence that N95 masks — which were made for industrial use (think miners, construction workers, painters, etc) and are commonly used in healthcare settings — work to stop viruses.]

Take a look at what’s going on across the United States. Countless pharmacies and grocery store recipients of the federal stockpile are giving away unpackaged, already-contaminated N95s. It appears that many of the mask orders arrived in bulk packaging, instead of receiving individually wrapped masks.

As you can see below, it’s far from an isolated incident.

Stassy Olmos @StassyOlmos

Walgreens across the country are receiving shipments of N95 masks today. These free masks are now out at #Walgreens on McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater! Limit 3 per customer. @abcactionnews

Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie

Free government masks. What’s wrong with this picture? So stupid it hurts.

KCTV5 News @KCTV5

Federal free mask program begins today at KC area grocery stores, pharmacies. Reporter @MMobleyKCTV5 breaks down the local COVID numbers, and where you can get your free N95 masks. kctv5.com/news/local_new…

Danielle Salisbury @DanielleMSalis

Saw the free N95s tonight at Kroger, when I stopped to purchase all the things I forgot yesterday. Rest assured my children made a valiant attempt to touch each and every one.

Nicole Grigg @NicoleSGrigg

FREE N95 MASKS: several Walgreens locations around the Phoenix area have free N95 masks from the feds available.

haeji @haejih

Got my free N95 mask from Rite Aid this morning! It’s 3M cup style mask. Not individually packaged so may want to bring a paper or plastic bag to carry them out. Yay!!!

Dana Williams @danawilliamstv

@MoishesMom @TuffieToys @nbcsandiego Hello! You are so right about the KN95s in that thumbnail photo. I wanted to update-- these are the N95 masks being given out (similar to the one in the gif). I took this photo at a Rite Aid in San Diego!

Lauren Kostiuk @laurenkostiuk_

Looking to get a free N95 mask? Many Meijer stores in Indy started distributing them today. Kroger is hoping to get a shipment Thursday and Walgreens estimates Friday. It’s part of the 400 million N95 masks being sent out by the federal government. You can get up to 3! @WTHRcom

markcovino @markcovino

So, my local @cvspharmacy finally has the free N95 masks. Thanks for the 3 free masks, much appreciated! But these came opened, inside of a CVS paper bag. Shouldn’t all N95’s being given to people be sealed inside of their original packaging??? Seems a tad unsanitary to me…

@amys_bus_ticket 🌊#PaperBallots @amys_bus_ticket

FREE #N95 #Masks Stores put on display unwrapped, everyone touching them using dirty hands (possibly contaminated with #COVID19), open-air w employees & customers breathing on, sneezing, coughing -- then #mask goes onto someone's face -- where disease transmission happens 😥

jr @jr61949087

@WhiteHouse I love how @kroger in Nashville has dumped all the free N95 mask in a open bin so that people can “dig” through and get their free mask - no chance at contamination here 🥸

Olivia Pope @TotalOliviaMove

FYI, the @kroger at Stonybrook is giving out free N95 masks.

Sheldon Krause @sheldonjkrause

Grand River/Okemos Meijer still has plenty of free N95s (3/person), come and get them!

David Maki @david_the_gr8

Free N95 masks at Graceland @kroger in #columbusohio #COVID19

🏴‍☠️🔫KY00BUCK✝️☕ @KY00BUCK

@RepThomasMassie I saw the same thing at a local grocery store

David Panian @lenaweepanian

The Adrian @meijer store has free N95 masks. These are just inside the grocery entrance.

Leona Gould-McElhone @LeonaLarsonGMac

@wmuk1021 #JRN3200 #JRN3100 At Meijer's on Westnedge in Kalamazoo: the N95 mask table has been up and running since Sunday. The store manager estimates more than 1,000 free masks have been handed in the Biden Administration's effort to get masks to everyone - 3 masks/person.