NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that fully vaccinated people can go without masks while outdoors, officials noted that there are ...

As COVID-19 cases rise again in the United States with the emergence of the omicron variant, people are focusing on things they can do to best protect themselves against COVID-19. Public health ...

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 ...

The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has asked patients and visitors to ditch cloth masks in favor of surgical masks as the coronavirus omicron variant has spread. Tony Dejak AP As the omicron coronavirus ...

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"Cloth masks are little more than facial decorations. There's no place for them in light of omicron," said Dr. Leana Wen With the omicron variant of COVID-19 continuing to spread at an alarming rate, ...

Your cloth face mask isn't protecting you against the coronavirus variant omicron, health officials say. As common as cloth face masks have become, health experts say, they do little to prevent tiny ...

Air travelers need to do more than just remember to bring a mask — they need to bring the right kind. A handful of airlines, mostly in Europe, have banned cloth face coverings in favor of ...

Mayo Clinic doesn’t want cloth masks worn in its facilities. In an effort to limit COVID-19 spread amid a growing omicron variant wave, the medical institution is asking all patients and visitors to ...

The update in guidance comes as coronavirus cases continue to soar. By Apoorva Mandavilli The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday clarified its stance on various kinds of masks, ...