USPS was ready to save 100,000s of lives & the idea was quashed.
"USPS leaders drafted a news release announcing plans to distribute 650 million masks nationwide, enough to offer five face coverings to every American household." https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/09/17/usps-trump-coronavirus-amazon-foia/?tidr=a_breakingnews
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September 17, 2020