PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As COVID-19 impacts kids, you may be searching for a mask that’s right for your child. But are the higher grade N95 masks safe for children? Amid the omicron surge, Oregon ...

The City County Health Department (CCHD) has echoed the Center for Disease Control’s recommendation that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks indoors. The CCHD reported that the county ...

While there are still many uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, there is one thing that remains indisputable: Masks play an important role in slowing the spread. At the start of the ...

Raising kids in a pandemic brings a new set of variables to parenting. Masks, for instance, have been a regular feature of my children’s lives for more than two years. One time I was getting them ...

Parents are rightfully worried about their school-age children now that Florida’s new surgeon general has said parents, not schools, have the final word on wearing a mask. But there is a reasonable ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether ...

San Francisco's Department of Public Health quietly updated its mask guidance for children ages 2 to 9 on Wednesday. The change was first noticed after a health department spokesperson reached out to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most face coverings, the CDC says, will slow the coronavirus—whether or not the wearer knows he’s ...