On April 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended the mask requirement for public transportation through May 3, but a federal judge in Florida ruled against the mask ...

The Centers for Disease Control recently changed its masking guidance for the public to include N95 and KN95 respirators, which offer better protection against COVID-19 infection compared to cloth or ...

CSUN’s health and safety guidelines on mask requirements have changed in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. As of Jan. 5, cloth masks must be replaced by surgical, KN95 or ...

(CNN) — Double masking can significantly improve protection, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Researchers found that layering a cloth mask over a medical ...

Citing community transmission and record high cases of COVID-19 as the omicron variant spreads, U.S. hospitals and health systems are urging patients and visitors to opt for medical-grade face masks ...

Dec. 29—Mayo Clinic doesn't want cloth masks worn in its facilities. In an effort to limit COVID-19 spread amid a growing omicron variant wave, the medical institution is asking all patients and ...

April 16 (UPI) --Wearing a disposable medical procedure mask under a cloth face covering significantly reduces the flow of respiratory droplets from the nose and mouth, which could limit the spread of ...

Most people were introduced to the idea of wearing face masks when the pandemic started, but doctors and medical professionals have been doing this for their entire professional lives. And, while you ...

A procedural mask loosely covers the mouth and nose of the wearer and has straps that go over the ears. The term is often used interchangeably with "surgical mask," but among U.S. medical suppliers, a ...

The directive also orders food service employees to wear masks while serving customers, both indoors and outdoors. The BOH said disposable surgical/procedural masks, N-95s, elastomeric masks and cloth ...