As COVID-19 cases increase nationwide due to the newly dominant Omicron variant, you might be rethinking your go-to face masks for running errands, going to work, and traveling. And according to some ...

NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...

The spread of the more transmissible Omicron variant has prompted more public health experts to recommend wearing N95 face masks instead of cloth or surgical face coverings if possible. (Photo by Mark ...

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Your cloth face mask isn't protecting you against the coronavirus variant omicron, health officials say. As common as cloth face masks have become, health experts say, they do little to prevent tiny ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whose previous advice about face coverings as a safeguard against COVID-19 paid little attention to large differences in the effectiveness of ...

The omicron variant of the coronavirus may spread more quickly and efficiently, and now that it is the dominant strain it's worth reconsidering use of cloth masks. In some places, such as Minnesota ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now? Health experts suggest stepping up protection against the highly contagious omicron variant with stronger masks such as N95s or ...

With the spiraling coronavirus outbreak numbers in cities and states across the country, U.S. health officials are once again urging people to wear a mask indoors in public, regardless of their ...

Just when it seemed that four years since the pandemic had been long enough to be rid of the COVID-19 virus, a new variant called ‘FLiRT’ has shown up just in time for summer. Now, some are ...