Largest study of its kind shows surgical masks still play a key role in reducing the COVID-19 spread
Even more reasons to keep on using your face mask.
Tag: face mask
It’s time to figure out how to deal with the face mask waste
It was already a big problem before the Covid-19 pandemic, but plastic waste is now turning into an even larger ...
Used face masks turned into roads to tackle pandemic waste
A two-lane road would use up to 3 million masks.
Should we double-mask to prevent COVID-19? Fauci (and others) say yes
As new variants of the virus expand, experts look at better ways to be protected with face masks
Common fabrics can make effective masks against the viral particles, but they’re harder to breathe through
You should be well protected if you use a home-made face mask.
If all Americans wore masks, 130,000 lives could be saved
We're probably headed for a grim winter, a new study concludes. But there are ways to alleviate that.
Face masks unlikely to over-expose wearers to CO2
Wearing a mask can save your life, not the other way around.
Face masks could double as makeshift COVID-19 vaccine, new theory suggests
The matter of viral load once again comes into question.
Graphene face masks could prevent COVID-19 secondary transmission
The masks have an anti-bacterial efficiency of 80%, which increases when exposed to sunlight.
Face shields and masks with exhale valves not effective at stopping COVID-19
Aerosols and other tiny particles that may contain the virus can travel around face shields or through the valve of ...
Biden wants America to wear masks for at least 3 months: “Be a patriot”
The pandemic is unlikely to go away this year. Whoever wins the US elections will choose a pandemic direction.
What face masks are best at filtering droplets?
The pandemic is going nowhere fast, and it seems we'll be stuck with masks for a while -- so it ...
Face coverings don’t create false sense of security, new study shows
A flimsy argument against face coverings gets a serious blow.
If you’re not wearing your face mask on your nose, you’re doing it all wrong
For the love of god, just wear the mask on your *whole* face.
Use of face masks divides Republicans and Democrats, survey shows
Political affiliation plays a big role on the use of face masks.
Face masks could prevent a devastating COVID-19 second wave
Lockdowns can help, but they won't save us on their own, a new model concludes. Even improvised masks are very ...
Face masks helped Japan avoid a coronavirus disaster
The Japanese medical system was on the brink of collapse, but face masks helped keep the outbreak under control, an ...
It’s time to start considering wearing face masks — even if you don’t like it
Although the evidence is incomplete, it is substantial enough to warrant the widespread usage of face masks.
Researchers create a filter for N95 face masks that can be attached and replaced
It has a smaller pore size than the actual mask, further enhancing protection.
Universal use of face masks is urgently needed, and here’s why
Infection rates would drop drastically if everybody wore masks.
Illinois asks residents to wear face masks — seven other states have similar rules
From May 1, all residents will have to wear a face mask when in public
We should have worn face masks all along. So why didn’t we?
Not recommending widespread facemask usage may be one of our biggest failures in managing the pandemic.
Systematic review shows face masks really do offer important protection against respiratory viruses
A study of studies finds that face masks offer important protection in the face of respiratory viruses.
How to make your own, improvised, effective filtration face mask
Most health organizations now advise using face masks -- even if it's just improvised ones.
The best materials to build a homemade filtration mask
What's the best material for a mask? Here's what we dicovered.
It’s not just a health problem. Coronavirus shows environmental effects
Face masks are not being properly disposed of in Hong Kong.
