Whereas medical masks are typically tied loosely around the face (hence air can bypass the filter), respirators fit snugly ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that consistently wearing a mask, especially an N95 and KN95 respirator mask, while inside public places provide the best protection ...

As the delta variant continues to spread in countries around the world, some COVID-19 safety restrictions have been reinstated in efforts to curb the rising cases. But the director of the U.S. Centers ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released new data Friday which it says guided its decision to update its mask recommendation. The July study cites 469 cases of COVID-19 in ...

The CDC compared COVID-19 case numbers between schools in Alabama that had mask rules and schools that did not. Researchers found that school districts that required a mask from students and staff had ...

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya holds a news conference in April attended by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary.

The study also examined allowing dining at restaurants. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that mask mandates were linked to a decrease in COVID-19 cases and deaths, ...

A three-layer homemade mask is the ideal coverings, according to researchers at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear masks or follow social distancing guidelines in most indoor settings, the CDC announced May 13. “Anyone who is fully ...

ATLANTA, Ga. – The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the United States could get the coronavirus pandemic under control in one to two months if all Americans wear face ...