A Viral Op-Ed Said Mask Mandates Don’t Work. Public Health Experts Say Otherwise.
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Although the end of mask mandates is in sight, restrictions should remain in place through the holidays, experts say.
Although the end of mask mandates is in sight, restrictions should remain in place through the holidays, experts say.
To do masks work? And if so, should you reach for an N95, a surgical mask, a cloth mask, or a cover? Over the past year and a…
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The evidence supports that conclusion that mask-wearing policies are effective and justified. The post One More Time - Masks…
Health experts double down on their advice for slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Finally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working on developing standards for masks to see which ones actually…
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You may have heard about a Danish study that supposedly showed that wearing a mask doesn’t protect you against Covid-19. Since…
As much as this year has been about Black Lives Matter, it is also about something else: This is the year when we really…
At this writing, 287,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 in just eight months, making it the worst pandemic to hit the United…
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As millions of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving this year amid a backdrop of persistently high and ever-increasing cases…
Surging COVID-19 rates throughout the country and in many parts of the world make our efforts to protect ourselves and others…
Earlier this year, the CDC officially recommended that Americans wear “cloth face coverings in public settings and when around…
I thought the pandemic would be over by now. And I’m not alone; there were sophisticated models predicting a dramatic drop in…
A presidential order would almost certainly face a legal challenge. But if elected, Joseph R. Biden Jr. would have other levers…
He’s ending the election with a deranged attack on masks.
A maszkviselés igenis csökkenti annak az esélyét, hogy valaki elkapja vagy továbbadja a koronavírus-fertőzést. Bár a maszkok…
Maseczki na twarz ograniczają rozprzestrzenianie się wirusów przenoszonych z wydzielin z dróg oddechowych. Chociaż nie…
Face coverings have become a requirement in many countries around the world, but despite their widespread use, many people…
Catherine Clase, McMaster University; Edouard Fu, Leiden University, and Juan Jesus Carrero, Karolinska Institute Face masks…
As winter approaches, the U.S. is seeing its next spike in cases. What lessons have we learned to slow the spread? When the…
States have tried shutting down bars and limiting restaurants to outdoor seating to slow the coronavirus's spread. Sandy…
(Christo Anestev, Pixabay) 29 Sept. 2020. A mobile app is now available for individuals to count — NOT report — people wearing…
Certain questions and theories about face mask safety and efficacy continue to circulate, which can make it hard to tell the…
While misinformation continues to circulate around masking, the science paints a clear picture: wearing a mask is an effective…
Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of the latest peer-reviewed journal publications. We cover all issues of major…
Updated Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask…
The more people see wearing face masks and practicing social distancing as ways to protect the health of others, the more…
That is based on an event study approach from a recent Health Affairs article by Lyu and Wehby (2020). Specifically, …
As the US battled the 1918 influenza pandemic, some communities staged contentious battles against wearing masks. Sound familiar?
Scientists estimate that near-universal mask use could make a major difference in bringing down coronavirus infections in the…
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Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask…
To healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, encountering people who indignantly refuse face coverings…
When an employee told a group of 20-somethings they needed face masks to enter his fast-food restaurant, one woman fired off a…
A nurse speaks from one of the Covid-19 mask battlegrounds.
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Evidence continues to mount that face masks are especially good defenses against coronavirus outbreaks -- if enough people wear…
As states reopen from stay-at-home orders, many, including California, are now requiring people to wear face coverings in most…
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