The Government Hoarded 750 Million N95 Masks While Telling You To Wear One

The Government Hoarded 750 Million N95 Masks While Telling You To Wear One

• And now that the omicron variant is in retreat, everyone gets them for free. Great timing, guys.

"Later today, the White House is expected to officially announce plans to send roughly 400 million high-quality, N95 masks to pharmacies and health centers around the country. 

...But the timing feels all wrong. 

...Wouldn't it have made more sense for the White House to order the distribution of these masks months ago, when omicron first arrived on U.S. soil and federal officials started pushing Americans to wear N95 masks instead of basic cloth face coverings?

That, in turn, raises some serious questions about the national mask stockpile itself, which media reports say currently contains 750 million masks. 

If this is how they're going to be distributed, essentially to whoever wants one, rather than on the basis of need, what is the point of having a stockpile for emergencies?...Read all.