There's one thing you should know before diving into the conversation around masks: The public should not purchase surgical masks or N95 respirators. Health care workers are facing shortages and need ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- University of San Francisco researcher and data scientist Jeremy Howard has been at the forefront of urging everyone to wear masks in public and urging lawmakers to mandate mask ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Following new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that everyone wear a non-medical, cloth face covering in public to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, ...

Knowing which mask to pick and making sure it’s not a fake requires the sleuthing skills of a forensic investigator. Our guide can help. Credit...Charlie Rubin for The New York Times Supported by By ...

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President Joe Biden’s plan to distribute 400 million free N95 masks rolled out Tuesday. Though the disposable N95s are better at preventing transmission of COVID-19 than single-layer cloth masks, they ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Right now, the demand for N95 respirators is high, and there are counterfeits out there. When you're looking to buy one, a NIOSH mark is what you need to look for. It stands for ...

Around the world and in many parts of the United States, people are wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This creates a real challenge for human communication, whether it’s in a grocery ...

Still, if you want to make a mask, here are simple, step-by-step instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to do just that, whether or not you know how to sew. Not sure ...