Amazon drone division making hundreds of thousands of face shields that will be sold 'at cost'

Amazon is pivoting resources and workers typically devoted to its drone division to make and sell face shields that help protect people against COVID-19. According to Amazon, it will sell the face shields'at-cost' meaning it won't make a profit off of them, and says it will announce the selling price for buyers'in the next few weeks.' For now it says that initiative will prioritize selling the shields to frontline workers but the company plans to open up sales to the public in the near future. Among the advantages of making masks themselves, according to Amazon, is a lower end cost to customers. Amazon plans to sell the face shields at cost, meaning the company won't be making a profit.