The evidence that masks prevent transmission of COVID-19 is very strong and is as close to “settled” science as you can get. The best evidence comes from studies conducted before vaccines were ...

We have heard so many interpretations of research on the value of masks, that another may be unwelcome. A comprehensive review of the evidence from the prestigious UK based Cochrane Collaborative ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on January 14, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Plenty has been said about putting on a mask since the COVID-19 pandemic began. There is plenty of truth, but also no shortage of misinformation and disinformation. FSU ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has gone ahead and ordered masking not just for all schoolchildren but for tots age 2 and up in day care. This is, without question, not just senseless but positively harmful.

Masks are the most visible reminders that we are still in a pandemic, and the debate over their use and other public health measures has been present since March 2020, largely along partisan lines.

Millions of vaccinated people in the United States are celebrating the prospect of soon ditching their masks when they go out to dinner or cheer on their favorite team from the stands. But for some ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Four states currently have plans to lift their statewide mask ...

• Scientists have found little evidence that the kind of masks worn by students negatively affect oxygen or carbon dioxide levels, and they say that contamination levels on masks are no worse than on ...

Economists from the International Monetary Fund created a model to estimate how many potential lives would have been saved if statewide mask mandates had been in place for most of 2020. Below is a ...

Republicans are slamming the Democratic Party’s dramatic shift on mask mandates, saying the "science" it claims to follow changes with the "political winds." Exactly one year after he said the lifting ...