Double masking can improve your protection against the coronavirus. Layering a cloth mask over a surgical mask can improve the fit while maintaining good filtration. However, wearing a surgical mask ...

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A new study coauthored by two Yale School of Management researchers affirmed that mask wearing reduced the spread of COVID-19 and that surgical masks, rather than cloth masks, were more effective in ...

Picking the best surgical mask to stay safe is still a challenge, but you can choose from the best surgical masks that are FDA cleared with a little guidance. Rather than focusing on 3-ply disposable ...

Transmission of the virus can be dramatically reduced by well-fitted masks or double-masking, according to new research by the C.D.C. By Roni Caryn Rabin and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Wearing a mask — any ...

As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that people switch from cloth or surgical masks to more-protective N95 and KN95 ...