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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, ...

North Carolina State University researchers put cloth masks to the test recently, as part of an ongoing research effort to develop better test mask fit as well as breathability and filtration.

WASHINGTON (StudyFinds.org) – Cloth masks are “lousy” when it comes to protecting people from COVID-19 and other airborne viruses, warns new research. Woven fabric doesn’t adequately filter out ...

NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...