WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden says the government expects to send millions of masks to people across the country very soon.
Such a plan was considered and abandoned by Donald Trump’s administration.
Biden did not provide details, including the cost, timing and type of mask to be shipped. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The president confirmed the plan Tuesday during a virtual roundtable discussion with four black essential workers: a firefighter in St. Louis. Louis and EMT, a pharmacist in Chicago, a child care center in Columbus, Ohio, and a grocery store manager in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Biden asked everyone to wear face masks for the first 100 days of his term. He also had to wear a mask in federal buildings and public transportation.