The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on January 14, ...

1. What changed in the CDC guidelines? The CDC currently recommends that you “wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.” The question, then, is what ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Not many Soldiers know about the Protection Assessment Test System laboratory, located in a nondescript building in the back of Redstone Arsenal, but they all benefit from its ...

A new meta-analysis finds that wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic—even N95 masks—may not have afforded individuals any more protection against the virus. Researchers from various prestigious ...

The Self-described “Mask Nerd” Aaron Collins, an aerosol scientist who tests masks in his home laboratory and rates their ability to filter out aerosol, joins Gayle Guyardo the host of the nationally ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As the omicron variant tears through Southern California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now updating its guidance, telling Americans that cloth masks provide ...

Upgrading your mask can really make a big difference, according to a study published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wearing a double mask or fitting a single mask more ...

A new study has shown that wearing two masks can do more to protect against COVID-19. State health officials have acknowledged the increased protection a second mask provides. State epidemiologist Dr.

States across the U.S. are moving to end some indoor mask mandates as Covid-19 cases from the omicron-fueled surge continue to subside. California, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon and ...