<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - President Biden promises 'free' N95 masks and more at-home COVID tests"/><ul aria-label="Story Highlights" class="gnt_ar_sh"><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">CVS said free N95 masks are expected to arrive in its stores as early as Thursday including at CVS pharmacies inside Target stores.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Walgreens said it will have N95 masks at participating locations starting as early as Friday, Jan. 28.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Walmart expects to start its free N95 mask distribution by the second week of February at stores and Sam's Club locations.</li></ul><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">As the government sends <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/2022/01/20/free-covid-test-kits-phone-number/6598811001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">free COVID tests</a> to households across the nation, <a target="_blank" href="/story/news/politics/2022/01/19/covid-biden-make-400-million-n-95-masks-available-free/6570934001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">400 million free masks</a> are also on their way.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Unlike the free testing kits which are ordered through <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/2022/01/18/covid-test-website-free-tests/6564197001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">a government website or hotline</a> and shipped by the United States Postal Service, the free N95 masks will be available to pick up at “tens of thousands” of pharmacies and community health centers that have partnered with the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination campaign.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">While the White House said the masks would be available for distribution starting this week, specific dates for all stores and locations are not yet available.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said Friday it was the "largest deployment of personal protective equipment in U.S. history.”</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>DAILY MONEY NEWSLETTER: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/the-daily-money/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Money tips and advice delivered right to your inbox. Sign up here</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">MENU HACKS:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/money/2022/01/26/mcdonalds-menu-limited-time-hacks/9217665002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">McDonald’s adding menu hacks like a Double Cheeseburger with McNuggets or a Filet-O-Fish</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“We’ve already shipped millions of these masks out. And across the coming days, masks will begin to be available at local pharmacies and community health centers across the...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2022/01/25/free-masks-government-pharmacies/9209432002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
