High-quality respirators such as N95s and K95s are now widely available and provide the best protection against COVID, according to experts. Why aren’t more people wearing them? By Tanya Lewis A wealth of evidence has shown that wearing a face mask helps prevent...
Brenda Goodman, MA A large, real-world test of face masks in Bangladesh shows that masks work to reduce community spread of COVID-19. It also shows that surgical masks are more effective than cloth face coverings. The study, which was published ahead of peer...
Cloth masks, a staple of the pandemic, are now banned on some airlines and in public spaces in Germany and Austria, because there are no standards guiding their efficacy. BY ELIZABETH SEGRAN Cloth masks have become a staple of our pandemic lives. In the earliest days...
By Adam Taylor and Ben Guarino The authors of a study based on an enormous randomized research project in Bangladesh say their results offer the best evidence yet that widespread wearing of surgical masks can limit the spread of the coronavirus in communities....
With daily reports of breakthrough infections and the rise of the Delta variant, vaccinated people may need to take a few more precautions. Here’s what you need to know. By Tara Parker-Pope As the Delta variant spreads among the unvaccinated, many fully...
By LAUREN MORELLO SO MUCH FOR OUR HOT VAX SUMMER — America’s official return to pre-Covid life lasted all of three weeks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly reversed its guidance on mask wearing today. The agency now says that...
By Bethany Mandel It’s not often that I say this as a conservative, but Mayor Bill de Blasio is absolutely correct to reject calls for a renewed indoor mask mandate and to refuse to consider renewed lockdowns in New York City in light of the emergence of the...
By Emily Anthes The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new Covid-19 guidelines for schools on Monday, recommending that everyone over age 2 wear masks this fall, even if they have been vaccinated. Exceptions may be made for those with medical or...
June 29, 2021 ~ New York Times ~ by Roni Caryn Rabin W.H.O. Urges Masking for the Vaccinated, in Split With C.D.C Another city in Australia enters a lockdown as the Delta variant spreads. Mixing vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca provides strong immunity,...
MedPage Today - by Lawrence O. Gostin, JD - May 14, 2021 Op-Ed: What Was CDC Thinking With Its New Mask Guidance? — The agency has lurched from over-caution to abandoning all caution This opinion piece will be sharply critical of the new CDC guidance on masking for...