Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your cloth face mask isn't protecting you against the coronavirus variant omicron, health officials say. As common as cloth face ...

As COVID-19 pandemic-related regulations continue to evolve, it’s likely that masks will stay in our lives for a while. Recent spikes in Omicron variant cases are causing health officials to rethink ...

If you have loved ones who are immunocompromised or not yet eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, you know the problem: They need to wear high-quality masks for safety, but the masks can be uncomfortable ...

Prominent public health officials have increasingly highlighted the limitations of cloth face masks, pushing for more effective respirator masks such as N95s as omicron engulfs the United States, a ...

Facing the surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, some colleges are upgrading their face-masking requirements for the spring semester. They say cloth ...

The School District of Philadelphia is updating its masking guidance. In a statement Wednesday, the district said cloth masks alone are “no longer considered to be effective protection against the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The CDC now recommends that everyone over the age of two should wear a mask in indoor public spaces, including public ...