Where to Get Free N95 Masks Near You

The White House plans to begin making 400 million non-surgical N95 masks available to all Americans for free starting next week. The highly protective N95 masks are the ones recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to combat surging cases of Covid-19′s omicron variant. They filter out at least 95% of air particles.

In its updated guidance the CDC says that N95s offer the “highest level of protection,” followed by similar respirator masks like the KN95 and KF94 or well-fitting disposable surgical masks.

The masks will be deployed from the Strategic National Stockpile, which currently has more than 750 million N95 masks. A White House official said people looking to pick up their free masks will be limited to three per person. But it’s not clear how that will be monitored by locations that receive the masks.

You can find a health center near you by using this helpful map and you can also see which pharmacies and retailers are participating in the program in your state.

The White House is also providing free at-home Covid-19 tests, and they are also covered by insurance, up to 8 per month per person.

Federal Retail Pharmacy Program Partners

• Albertsons Companies, Inc. (including Osco, Jewel-Osco, Albertsons, Albertsons Market, Safeway, Tom Thumb, Star Market, Shaw’s, Haggen, Acme, Randalls, Carrs, Market Street, United, Vons, Pavilions, Amigos, Lucky’s, Pak n Save, Sav-On)
• Costco Wholesale Corp.
• CPESN USA, LLC
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (including Long’s)
• GeriMed (long-term care and retail pharmacies)
• Good Neighbor Pharmacy and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation’s pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO), Elevate Provider Network
• Health Mart Pharmacies
• H-E-B, LP
• Hy-Vee, Inc.
• Innovatix (long-term care pharmacies)
• Kroger Co. (including Kroger, Harris Teeter, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Ralphs, King Soopers, Smiths, City Market, Dillons, Mariano’s, Pick-n-Save, Copps, Metro Market, QFC)
  LeaderNET and The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, Cardinal Health’s PSAOs
• Managed Health Care Associates (retail and long-term care pharmacies)
• Meijer, Inc.
• Publix Super Markets, Inc.
• Retail Business Services, LLC (including Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Company, Hannaford Bros Co, Stop & Shop)
  Rite Aid Corp.
• Southeastern Grocers (Winn-Dixie, Harveys, Fresco Y Mas)
• Topco Associates, LLC (including Acme Fresh Markets, Associated Food Stores, Bashas, Big-Y Pharmacy and Wellness Center, Brookshire’s Pharmacy, Super One Pharmacy, FRESH by Brookshire’s Pharmacy, Coborn’s Pharmacy, Cash Wise Pharmacy, MarketPlace Pharmacy, Giant Eagle, Hartig Drug Company, King Kullen, Food City Pharmacy, Ingles Pharmacy, Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Pharmacies, Save Mart Pharmacies, Lucky Pharmacies, SpartanNash, Price Chopper, Market 32, Tops Friendly Markets, ShopRite, Wegmans, Weis Markets, Inc.)
• Walgreens (including Duane Reade)
• Walmart, Inc. (including Sam’s Club)