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WASHINGTON — We’ve already been through two winters with COVID-19, but this year, we have three viruses on our minds: COVID-19, the flu, and RSV. The numbers are up, and Rochelle Walensky, director of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its mask guidance to note that N95 and KN95 masks offer higher levels of protection against COVID-19 than cloth masks, although it stopped ...

Single-layer cloth masks may not provide adequate protection against the very infectious omicron variant of COVID-19, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. Many infectious disease experts ...

Experts have made it clear: Cloth masks are no longer good enough as the omicron coronavirus variant spreads. Instead, they recommend upgrading to a KN95 or N95 mask as they offer better protection ...

Experts say wearing a mask in public when others aren’t can protect from COVID-19 as some states lift coronavirus mask mandates. Business Wire via AP Some states are dropping COVID-19 face mask ...

Unleash the Kraken! Or, actually, please don’t. We are talking about the newest COVID strain, which like the actual creature, is a beast when caught and is currently running rampant in the United ...

Some experts are questioning whether face masks should continue to be worn after the COVID-19 pandemic to protect people from the flu, common cold and other respiratory viruses. Now, similar queries ...

Is “one-way masking,” or wearing a mask when no one else is, effective in protecting you from getting the coronavirus? Here is what you need to know. Masks work in two ways. They protect the wearer by ...