After getting vaccinated, the best tools in the COVID-19 toolbox continue to be masking and testing. And finally, getting them for free in Northeast Ohio is becoming easier.

Meijer seems to be the first place to find one – or 3 per person – of the 400 million N95 masks The White House is shipping out from the Strategic National Stockpile.

We picked up ours at the Meijer location in Mentor. There’s no process. You just walk in and pick up a pile from the table near the grocery entrance.

A Meijer spokeperson told us: “Each of our stores received thousands of N95 masks and, depending on demand, some of our stores are moving through their supply more quickly than others, which is to be expected. We expect to obtain more supply in the future.”

Here is what we are hearing about N95 mask availability from other Northeast Ohio retailers:

CVS said its stores, including its pharmacy locations inside Target, will have them on a rolling basis starting Thursday, Jan. 27. A spokesperson says signs will be posted to indicate N95 mask availability.
Walgreens expects to have them Friday, Jan. 28, and will also use signs to show whether they’re available.
Discount Drug Mart is waiting for delivery of its masks to the 76 Ohio communities it serves.
Walmart says the masks will be available by the second week of February near the front of its stores and also Sam’s Clubs locations.

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