Masks will be available in various sizes and will be free, but we need to ensure people are wearing them regularly in order for these masks to be effective. "We could have saved literally an awful lot of lives if people had listened. We turned wearing masks into a political statement. If you were for this thing, you wore it. If you were for somebody else, you didn't wear it. When in fact, it's just plain basic science -- science," Biden said.

Throughout his first month in office and before taking on the roll, Biden has urged Americans to continue mask use to curb the spread of the virus.