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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A group of military and manufacturing experts teamed up to create a new type of face mask with a swappable filter, and it could help alleviate shortages for workers returning to their jobs
The company, which trains corporate clients as well as members of the US military, was hosting in-p…
Avery Hartmans
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This $350 filtered mask that looks like a pair of sci-fi goggles raised $1.8 million from investors — here's how it works
Since then, COVID-19 has increased demand for masks around the world, and the New Zealand governmen…
Mary Meisenzahl
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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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This $172 'space-age' face shield that protects against coronavirus raised nearly $300,000 on Indiegogo and is shipping by end of June — see how it works
With what Vyzr calls a "space-age aesthetic," the BioVyzr is a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PA…
Mary Meisenzahl
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The maker of N95 masks is accusing an Amazon seller of charging 20 times the retail price amid the coronavirus crisis
It's one of 12 lawsuits by the mask maker accusing people of fraud and price gouging while protecti…
Graham Rapier
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A mask brace can make your regular surgical mask almost as effective as an N95, research finds
There's a more lab-tested solution than double masking to help you get a snug, secure, protective f…
Hilary Brueck
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A pharmacist known as 'the Mask Man' has been charged with hoarding $200,000 worth of N95 masks and price-gouging customers
The DOJ said the pharmacist, 66-year-old Richard Schirripa, sold $2,690 of masks to an undercover o…
Michelle Mark
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The White House is paying up to $600 million for dozens of N95 mask-washing machines that end up damaging them
Battelle said N95 masks are still safe to use after 20 washes in its machines. Medics told NBC News…
Bill Bostock
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The disrupted supply chains that left store shelves devoid of toilet paper and cleaning supplies could end up being a good lesson for American companies
American companies could learn from this crisis they need to source their materials from countries …
Michelle Mark
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A secret $1 million deal at a warehouse that ended with an FBI visit shows the wild lengths hospitals are taking to get critical medical supplies
Andrew Artenstein said his supply team had taken extraordinary steps to get N95 respirators during …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Inside the hospital sanitizing 2,000 disposable N95 masks for reuse by hospital workers each day
So the research operations team at the hospital decided to test whether disposable N95 masks, used …