To curb the transmission of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently begun to recommend using a cloth face covering when you’re out in public. But why exactly is ...

Following new guidance issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that people in the U.S. wear masks in public settings to mitigate the spread of covid-19 between individuals ...

With the delta variant surging and health officials urging indoor mask use — and requiring masks indoors for many Bay Area locations — you've likely pulled out ...

Wearing a cloth face mask has become a standard part of life when leaving the house amid the coronavirus pandemic. Face masks, which you can make from materials around the house, are meant to protect ...

Still, if you want to make a mask, here are step-by-step instructions — based on guidance from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. If you don’t want ...

Amid a shortage of medical-grade face masks, such as surgical masks (loose-fitting, disposable masks that block large droplets but don’t filter small particles) and N95 respirators (tight-fitting face ...

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Still, if you want to make a mask, here are simple, step-by-step instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to do just that, whether or not you know how to sew. Not sure ...