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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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A new study suggests a culprit in bird flu's rapid spread through US cattle, and how to stop it
Raw milk is a hazard to cows, workers, and consumers, a new study suggests. There a few things dair…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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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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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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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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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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Expired and gently used N95 masks can block coronavirus particles just as well as new ones, new research shows
A new study found that even gently used and expired N95 masks block more than 95% of coronavirus-si…
Susie Neilson
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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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The best and worst face masks, ranked by their level of protection
A preliminary analysis of 194 countries found that places where masks weren't recommended saw a 55%…
Aria Bendix
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N95 respirators can be sanitized using crockpots and rice cookers, study finds
Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign say this new method can help hospital w…
Canela López
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Mask-wearing and distancing at least 3 feet are the best defenses against coronavirus, according to a review of 172 studies
While distancing three feet works, six feet is better. The same goes for certain masks: Surgical ma…
Anna Medaris Miller
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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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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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The US has imported millions of low-quality masks that don't block virus particles enough, putting lives at risk
A federal lab found that 60% of the imported N95- and KN95-style masks they tested failed to block …
Shira Feder
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Researchers at Northwestern University are working on a self-sanitizing mask design to slow the spread of pandemics like COVID-19
In March, the National Science Foundation awarded a $200,000 Rapid Response Research grant to scien…
Don Reisinger,Don Reisinger
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Factories are scrambling to make 20 times more face masks a day to keep up with demand amid coronavirus outbreak, but the masks are surprisingly difficult and expensive to make
Factories have been scrambling to make 20 times more surgical masks and N95 respirators since the b…
Joey Hadden
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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…