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Few objects symbolize the pandemic as well as the N95. Impossible to find until they were ubiquitous, the double-strapped ...
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Five years after Donald Trump declared a national COVID emergency, here's what the research says about face masks.
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5 years after the pandemic started, COVID-19 is still around. Masks? Not so much.
Of course, not all masks are created equal. Whereas pre-COVID, most of us not working in health care had never thought about the merits of an N95 versus a surgical mask, today, laypeople are much ...
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‘We might die because you won’t wear a mask’: A plea to health-care workers
Let’s start protecting people in health-care settings as that’s where people should have the best understanding of a viral ...
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Drama Masks: When illness derails the performance
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Do Face Masks Work?
The White House issued the President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America ... Federal officials still wanted to reserve surgical masks and N95 masks for frontline health care workers.
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The pandemic propelled 3M’s N95 to international stardom
Five years after COVID-19 reached Minnesota ... While the cup or shell is the classic look for the N95, the respirator’s design is based not on shape but on federal guidelines for effectiveness.