On one level, the world’s response to the coronavirus pandemic over the past two and half years was a major triumph for modern medicine. We developed COVID vaccines faster than we’d developed any ...

Three years after the pandemic began, there's still no scientific consensus on how much protection masks offer. Laboratory studies are clear that masks – especially N95s and KN95s – decrease the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance that recent studies have indicated that cloth masks offer more protection against the coronavirus than previously thought. Previous ...

Masks aren’t required on U.S. flights for now after a federal judge lifted a nationwide mask mandate covering planes and other forms of public transportation, though the Department of Justice is ...

Mandatory masking at Logan Airport and on the T is now a thing of the past. At the same time, many schools, workplaces, museums and stores have also shed their mask requirements. For those who are ...

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 ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging Brits to once again wear face masks in a bid to lower flu infections. It comes as the winter period has already seen a significant spike in flu cases, ...