If possible, wear a surgical mask (aka one of the disposable masks usually made of blue paper) as your first layer, then add a cloth mask on top, Dr. Subramanian said. That's because the cloth mask ...

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, more-contagious variants of the virus are beginning to circulate in the US. As people look for ways to better protect themselves and others, double masking has ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci endorses double-masking. US health officials have long been advising people to wear a cloth mask with three layers of protection, or a surgical or N95 mask, to protect against the ...

With President Joe Biden announcing Tuesday that the U.S. will have enough vaccine doses “for every adult in America by the end of May,” the end of the pandemic feels nearer than ever. But just ...

Multiple layers and a snug fit are essential to making sure your mask is effective at protecting you and others. "This is not something to wait on, we should be getting higher quality masks, people ...

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Well, here's a new one to put on your radar: It's called the Halo Life face mask, and it's specially designed to offer you more layers of protection with a better fit—exactly what the CDC is ...

Double-masking could provide more protection for others as well as you. Here White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is seen with two face masks. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Wearing two ...

Home-made cloth face masks likely need a minimum of two layers, and preferably three, to prevent the dispersal of viral droplets from the nose and mouth that are associated with the spread of COVID-19 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In light of new masking recommendations from the CDC, the AAP has updated its own masking guidance but says that ...