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Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, and more are handing out free N95 masks. Here's how to get yours.
The Biden administration is sending 400 million masks to pharmacies and health centers to help slow…
Avery Hartmans
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The White House is setting up a plan to give out free N95 masks through pharmacies and community sites, a new report says
About 737 million N95 masks are in the Strategic National Stockpile, the assistant secretary for th…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The CDC is considering telling people to upgrade from cloth face coverings to N95 or KN95 masks in light of Omicron, report says
The agency is "actively looking" at beefing up its recommendation to combat the spread of the Omicr…
Sinéad Baker
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Can you reuse a face mask? It won't be as effective if you do
Throw away disposable face masks after one use. If you absolutely have to reuse an old face mask, …
Kelly Burch,Katie Walsh,Jason…
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Team USA's origami-inspired face masks are designed to be breathable, but they're not as protective as N95s
Twitter users compared the pleated face masks sported by the US Olympic team to Batman's Bane and H…
Andrea Michelson
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Ventilation plays an important role in decreasing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 infection, says Prof. K VijayRaghavan
Ventilation is a community defense that protects all of us at home or at work. Introducing o…
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Google blocked over 99 million COVID-19 fake ads in 2020
Google blocked over 99 million Covid-related ads in 2020, including those for miracle cures, N95 ma…
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CDC: Double masks and tightly fitted single masks can reduce COVID-19 transmission by up to 96.4%
"You can have the filtration of a surgical mask, and you can get a better fit by putting a cloth ma…
Hilary Brueck
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Washington hospitals unknowingly bought 300,000 counterfeit N95 masks. At least 4 other states bought fakes too.
Mask manufacturer 3M recently confirmed that hundreds of thousands of N95 masks bought and distribu…
Aylin Woodward
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A man in Georgia was caught trying to sell nonexistent N95 masks for $317 million to a foreign government
Paul Penn was caught by the US Secret Service after the foreign government wired $317 million into …
Madison Hall
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A COVID-19 Super Bowl is going to look different. From face masks to fewer fans, here are the NFL's changes to the game.
For the Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL will ho…
Natasha Dailey
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A majority of US nurses have never had a COVID-19 test, and have had to re-use PPE like face masks, according to a survey of 23,000
National Nurses United surveyed nurses about the PPE shortage, and concluded "dangerous health care…
Sinéad Baker
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Masks saving not only lives but also helping women earn livelihood during lockdown
Several self help groups, NGOs and local administration have joined hands to ensure that masks -…
PTI
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Respirators are more effective than surgical masks at protecting against infection — here's how they work and who should wear them
Respirators, like the N95 face masks, help prevent the spread of infectious particles — and are mos…
Erin Heger,Jason R. McKnight
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These are the safety precautions in-person Black Friday shoppers should take, according to experts
The three experts we spoke to all advise against wearing gloves while Black Friday shopping during …
Brittany Chang
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Shah Rukh Khan donated 20,000 N-95 masks to the Kerala
On a day when Kerala continues to keep its test positivity rate below 11 per cent while recording 7…
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CDC: Ditch your cloth mask and get a NIOSH-approved N95 for the best protection against Omicron
The CDC says N95s offer the best protection against the virus, but still stresses "any mask is bett…
Hilary Brueck
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People across the US have relied on KN95 face masks for protection. But the majority imported from China have failed safety standards.
A majority of masks tested did not filter 95% or more particles, per requirements, according to a n…
Gabby Landsverk
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These simulations show how face shields and valved masks allow clouds of respiratory droplets to escape
A visualization published in the Journal of Fluids showed droplets billowing from the edges of face…