An N95 Is the Best Mask for Omicron. Here’s Why

As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that ...
Medscape

Cotton, Surgical Masks Less Effective at Blocking Coronavirus Spread

June 9, 2020 // Editor’s note: The study on which this news story is based has been retracted by the journal. The retraction notice can be found here. Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in ...
Medscape

Are Surgical Masks as Good as N95 Respirators for Influenza Protection?

This study asked a very interesting question, given the considerable cost difference between the 2 modes of protection against respiratory infections (N95 respirators cost much more than surgical ...
abc13

Evidence emerging that cloth masks are not as effective as surgical masks against COVID

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 ...
News Medical

Wearing surgical face masks in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms

In a recent study published in BMJ, a team of Norwegian researchers conducted a pragmatic randomized trial to examine whether wearing surgical face masks while in public spaces resulted in a lower ...
Yahoo

5 years after the pandemic started, COVID-19 is still around. Masks? Not so much.

Has your COVID-era mask been a constant companion or is it collecting dust? Americans’ relationship with masking has been fraught (and politicized) since the beginning of the pandemic, a time when ...