COVID-19 Face Mask News
100 Million Masks Challenge
- Experts say cases will rise as immunity wanes and people move indoors. The Biden administration's stark warning last week that as many as 100 million Americans could be infected during a COVID-19 wave …
- The Korean government is sitting on more than 100 million face masks bought during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic that are either nearing expiration or must be released soon, raising concerns …
- SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Millions of masks thought to be located for California healthcare workers won't materialize after all and now federal law enforcement is investigating the suspected fraud. A …
- The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is donating $100,000 collected from the sale of bobbleheads honoring Anthony Fauci, MD, to the American Hospital Association’s 100 Million Mask …
- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will spend nearly $1 billion to purchase up to 200 million masks a month to boost the state's stockpile of protective equipment during the COVID-19 outbreak and could …
- The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum announced Wednesday that it has reached the $100,000 mark in donations through the sale of Dr. Anthony Fauci bobbleheads. The money will go to support …
- This episode features Priya Bathija, Vice President of The Value Initiative at the American Hospital Association. Here she discusses the 100 million mask challenge that is a national call to action to …
Face Masks in the Pandemic
- Has your COVID-era mask been a constant companion or is it collecting dust? Americans’ relationship with masking has been fraught (and politicized) since the beginning of the pandemic, a time when …
- Read more of our coverage of COVID's fifth anniversary: the problem with brushing off our varied experiences of COVID as "pandemic fatigue;" and don't write off young people who learned to cope with …
- Okay, so it seems like everyone I know has come down with COVID this summer — even the people known as NOVIDs (never had COVID before). I’ve been lucky so far. What do I need to know to protect myself …
- When the COVID-19 pandemic took off in 2020, so too did questions over the effectiveness of wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the virus. Now, four years later, what does the science say? In …
- A review of the studies done so far has concluded that wearing masks really does help prevent the spread of covid-19. It is far from the first paper to come to this finding, so why does the issue …
- CHICAGO — The conversation over whether children unvaccinated against COVID-19 should continue to wear face masks is hotly debated in medical circles. But more than a year of masking, hand-washing, …
- SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Several Bay Area counties and cities have announced a requirement for residents to wear face coverings or masks when out in public in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
- SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Millions of masks thought to be located for California healthcare workers won't materialize after all and now federal law enforcement is investigating the suspected fraud. A …
- With most of the country on lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, many people are turning to takeout and delivery food. But how safe is it? Experts say the risk of contracting COVID-19 through hot …
- Christian Siriano, Brandon Maxwell, Michael Costello, Los Angeles Apparel founder Dov Charney, Pyer Moss founder and designer Kerby Jean-Raymond and swimwear designer Karla Colletto are the latest …
Making Homemade Masks
- Chia seeds, often celebrated for their nutritional benefits, are touted as a superfood that transforms your overall health. Rich in high fiber, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidant content, …
- Health workers in some hospital departments aren't required to wear masks, and with an ever-tightening supply, some nurses and aides can't wear them even if they wanted. With anxiety over COVID-19 …
- Bananas are packed with ingredients for great skin: vitamin A to fade dark spots and blemishes and smooth out rough skin, vitamin B to reduce dryness, vitamin E to reduce the appearance of wrinkles …
- The stance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on face masks has taken many twists and turns throughout the COVID pandemic. After initially claiming face coverings weren’t necessary, the …
- The stance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on face masks has taken many twists and turns throughout the COVID pandemic. After initially claiming face coverings weren’t …
- This upcoming winter season, the stage is set for seasonal sickness and COVID-19 infection rates to surge aggressively, in what's being called a "tripledemic" — and healthcare experts are urging …
- With the spiraling coronavirus outbreak numbers in cities and states across the country, U.S. health officials are once again urging people to wear a mask indoors in public, regardless of their …
- If you're making your own face mask to protect against COVID-19, three layers of cotton towel fabric are best, researchers from India report. That recommendation comes after testing how best to block …
- Researchers studied the fate of a large-sized surrogate cough droplets at different velocities, corresponding from mild to severe, while using various locally procured fabrics as masks. WASHINGTON, …
- Nearly three weeks after Kenya confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 13 March, the government issued a directive requiring everyone to wear facemasks in public places. Overnight, reusable fabric …