A key strategy for protecting health care workers on the frontlines of fighting the highly transmissible novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is the use of personal protective equipment, including the type ...

N95 masks require shaving beards to ensure a good fit. Masks are at the forefront of people’s minds as health care workers continue to face shortages during the coronavirus pandemic. Together with ...

N95 and KN95 masks sound similar, and in some ways, they are. The N95 masks and KN95 masks consist typically of several layers of a polypropylene plastic polymer, a synthetic material, and they are ...

The Delta variant has become the dominant strain of COVID, now accounting for more than 93% of all cases in the U.S., mostly among the unvaccinated population. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

People who said they always wore some type of face mask indoors were less likely to test positive for COVID-19 compared to those who did not, though high-quality N95 respirators and KN95 were better ...

Heavy duty N95 and KN95 masks are best at warding of COVID-19, while commonly worn surgical and cloth face coverings filter only about 10 percent of exhaled aerosols, according to a new study. “The ...

Surgical masks are not inferior to N95 masks for stopping the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study. The results follow the tracking of 1,009 health-care workers providing COVID-19 patient care ...

Not all N95 masks are effective in defending against the coronavirus. Face masks with exhalation valves, instead of blocking particles that could spread COVID-19, actually allow the wearer’s germs to ...