IOWA (WHO) – While any mask is better than no mask when it comes to slowing the spread of airborne illnesses, the CDC recommends N95 face masks for maximum protection. The masks may look like ...

SAN DIEGO — Public health officials are urging Americans to get vaccinated and boosted. They are also recommending people upgrade from a cloth mask to a higher quality medical grade mask, but what is ...

As the government considered people to wear more substantial masks than the typical cloth versions that have been worn throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the KN95 and N95 variations are either ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on Jan. 14, 2022 to clarify that some masks offer more protection than others as the highly transmissible omicron variant of ...

As more and more health experts urge Americans to swap their cloth masks for either a N95 or KN95 mask, others are explaining how often to reuse the single mask. Omicron is far more transmissible than ...

To clean your mask, run it through the washing machine and dryer after use. The water doesn't necessarily needs to be hot but make sure to use a laundry detergent. If you don't have access to a ...

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