Three years after the pandemic began, there's still no scientific consensus on how much protection masks offer. Laboratory studies are clear that masks – especially N95s and KN95s – decrease the ...

Little Rock (KATV) — — New research is out focused on mask effectiveness in Arkansas schools during the fall of 2021. This week's latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report included research from ...

In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive 'duckbill' N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from ...

A new scientific review of 78 randomized trials studying the effectiveness of physical interventions in lessening the spread of respiratory viruses found “little to no” evidence that large-scale ...

Vice wrote about research that assessed the effectiveness of popular "hacks" meant to improve the fit of KN95 and surgical masks. The researchers evaluated seven different "fit hacks," some of which ...

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Microbiology Reviews, researchers summarized the evidence on the benefits, practicalities, disbenefits, and impact of masks and masking. The safety, ...

Thanks to the Baraboo School Board for making masks optional. According to a report from Tucker Carlson in October 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 85% of all COVID-19 ...

For almost two years, masking up has been a fundamental part of America's COVID-19 prevention tactics. But a post on social media claims the type of mask that many wear to prevent the spread of the ...

Does masking work? Many have said that it does, including the CDC and the surgeon general at the start of the pandemic. He told us to wrap scarves around our faces to protect us. Everyone continues to ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. - They come in different colors and designs but new research shows cloth facemasks are not that effective at protecting against the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Dr. Linsey Marr, a ...

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Californians seem to be shedding masks at a rate not seen since last June, just before summer’s Delta surge. The odds are good that at least one person on a crowded flight would test positive for the ...