In a recent article published in the journal Physics of Fluids, researchers explored the influence of perimeter leakage on the effectiveness of face masks. Study: Perimeter leakage of face masks and ...

Face masks have been widely used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to protect people from catching the virus. Researchers discovered certain double masking combinations and fit modifications offer ...

A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more ...

new video loaded: C.D.C. Says Layering and Improving Mask Fit Increases Protection transcript Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said wearing more ...

In light of new research, the CDC is once again emphasizing wearing a face mask with a proper fit and multiple layers to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Experts say if you have to keep adjusting your ...

COVID cases are hitting record numbers — on Monday, for example, more than one million new coronavirus cases were recorded in the U.S. alone — with the CDC estimating that for the week ending January ...

A government study released on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, finds that wearing two masks can better than one, in protecting against coronavirus infection. Amid concerns regarding new strains of COVID-19 ...

COVID-19 continues to circulate around the country, with the latest variant XBB.1.5 accounting for more than half of infections. Though vaccines are holding up against the variant, it's still highly ...

Researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks have found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more important, ...

Transmission of the virus can be dramatically reduced by well-fitted masks or double-masking, according to new research by the C.D.C. By Roni Caryn Rabin and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Wearing a mask — any ...