According to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, non-medical cloth face masks and coverings are recommended as a best practice to help slow the spread of the novel ...

It might be time to level up your mask game. With the highly contagious Omicron variant around, the CDC may soon recommend trading in your cloth masks for higher-quality KF94, N95, and KN95 masks, ...

With the delta variant surging and health officials urging indoor mask use — and requiring masks indoors for many Bay Area locations — you've likely pulled out ...

Which filter inserts for masks are best? Cloth masks typically are the most affordable options for staying healthy and safe in crowded public settings because you can wash them and repeatedly wear ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Americans clamored for protection, everyone from fashion designers to apron makers to crafty teenagers started ...

The CDC declared "loosely woven cloth products" are inferior to surgical and N95 masks at protecting against COVID-19 particles. Anthony Behar/Sipa USA Cloth face coverings are less effective at ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- Nearly two years into the pandemic, health experts say wearing a cloth mask no longer provides adequate protection against contracting or spreading COVID-19. "The conditions are ...

There’s a new trend in the world of COVID-19 safety that you may have already spotted in the wild: The double mask. In light of new research on how exactly masks protect us and what makes them most ...

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EVEN MAKE THINGS MORE DANGEROUS. >> DEMOLISHING OVER 100,000 ACRES, DISPLACING ENTIRE TOWNS, FILLING OUR SKY AND LUNGS FULL OF SMOKE. THE CDC NOW ADVISING THOSE CLOTH MASKS WE WORTON PROTECT OURSELVES ...

The key with the N95 mask is proper fit: There should be no air gaps or voids around the nose, cheeks or chin. With the proper fit, masks approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and ...