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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 US PPE shortage is so bad that nurses are reusing N95 masks for weeks at a time
With coronavirus cases surging across the US, healthcare workers on the frontlines can't get enough…
Inyoung Choi
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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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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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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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An ex-Apple engineer is helping combat the N95 mask shortage with a simple solution that anyone can make at home with rubber bands
A former Apple engineer created a brace for ASTM surgical face masks that gives them a tighter fit,…
Lisa Eadicicco
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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 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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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…
Andrea Michelson
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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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A 'nanofiber' mask fabric manufactured in Oklahoma filters 9 times more tiny, potentially-dangerous particles than a bandana, independent tests show. Here's how you can buy it
Here's what you need to know about an Oklahoma company called Filti that's selling material for hom…
Julie Bort
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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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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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Most people are wearing N95s incorrectly when they fly. Here are 3 reason you should switch to a different mask for travel.
N95 masks have been billed as the gold standard to prevent the spread of coronavirus but one doctor…
Thomas Pallini
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Target is apologizing after selling coveted N95 masks to the public while health care workers across the country run out
"Today in select Seattle stores, N95 masks were available for purchase in error," the company tweet…
Michelle Mark
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Sen. Bernie Sanders wants every American to have free N95 masks: 'Not all face masks are created equal'
Bernie Sanders is pushing for N95 mask delivery as the highly contagious Omicron variant wreaks hav…
Brent D. Griffiths
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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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Elon Musk says N95 masks are 'a pain to wear' and claims other masks are 'better,' but experts say it's the mask healthcare workers should be wearing to protect themselves against the spread of the coronavirus
While Musk has said Tesla factories are working on producing ventilators in the event of a shortage…
Avery Hartmans
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Heating may effectively disinfect N95 masks for reuse: Study
The team found that spraying the fabric with an ethanol or chlorine bleach solution drastically re…