As the omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread across the United States at a staggering rate, parents may be wondering if their children’s cloth masks are the right face coverings for them.

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Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says respirators — among them N95 and KN95 face masks — offer more protection than cloth masks, it does not specify which type of face covering is ...

"These findings have important public health implications. Wearing a face mask did not lead to increased hand-to-face contact, but [was] associated with reduced hand-to-mucosa contact, which may add ...