Heavy duty N95 and KN95 masks are best at warding of COVID-19, while commonly worn surgical and cloth face coverings filter only about 10 percent of exhaled aerosols, according to a new study. “The ...
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 ...
In recent months, some European airlines have banned the use of cloth face coverings to control the spread of the coronavirus during air travel, instead favoring surgical masks — sometimes referred to ...
Face masks, like any article of clothing, get dirty with wear. They can also carry the coronavirus if an infected person comes in contact with you. So how often should you wash them? The Centers for ...
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 visitors to ...
C Raina MacIntyre receives funding from NHMRC, MRFF and has consulted for Ascend Performance Materials, Detmold Group and Cleanspace in the last 5 years. Lisa M Brosseau has no research funding. Trish ...