Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at the University of California, Davis, show that they do cut down the amount of aerosolized particles emitted during breathing, talking and ...

Governor Tom Wolf has advised all Pennsylvanians to wear facial coverings when they venture outside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But when it comes to face masks, there are three that ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The City of Chicago is collecting donations of homemade masks for people who need them, and they still need help making them. The city has launched a campaign called "Chicago Together ...

A new rapid expert consultation from a standing committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine responds to questions from the White House Office of Science and Technology ...

Editor's note: This story, dating from April 2020, contains outdated information about masks for the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Jan. 24, 2022, according to the CDC: “Loosely woven cloth products provide ...

Single-layer cloth masks may not provide adequate protection against the very infectious omicron variant of COVID-19, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. Many infectious disease experts ...