Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's important to mask up in the face of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Cloth masks don't offer adequate protection, so ...

MICHIGAN — Two years into the pandemic, it is a lot easier to get your hands on a good, quality face mask than it was when COVID-19 first broke out. Hospital grade N95 masks are now not only available ...

Prominent public health officials have increasingly highlighted the limitations of cloth face masks, pushing for more effective respirator masks such as N95s as omicron engulfs the United States, a ...

As COVID-19 cases rise again in the United States with the emergence of the omicron variant, people are focusing on things they can do to best protect themselves against COVID-19. Public health ...

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is prohibiting certain types of face coverings and urging patients and visitors to ditch the cloth versions, citing the variability in cloth mask performance.

Though some Americans are replacing their cloth face masks for higher-quality personal protective equipment, there are instances where well-fitted cloth masks are likely enough to keep people safe.

Heavy duty N95 and KN95 masks are best at warding of COVID-19, while commonly worn surgical and cloth face coverings filter only about 10 percent of exhaled aerosols, according to a new study. “The ...

Wearing a mask is one of the best ways a person can help stop the spread of COVID-19 and other diseases, even when exercising. Though exercising at home or in unpopulated, outdoor spaces are still ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In an effort to help those who might not otherwise have access to face coverings, which will soon be required in the state, a citywide cloth mask drive kicked off Saturday. The state ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask-wearing advice over the weekend to clarify that some masks are more effective at preventing the spread of COVID than others ...