• Three-layer masks have been found to keep you most protected from COVID-19 viral particles. • Recent research found that only about 30% of large respiratory droplets are blocked by single-layer ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci adjusting his face mask during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on June 30. Credit: Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS Homemade cloth masks should have at ...

An Indian American-led research team at U.C. San Diego reports that if you are going to buy a face mask to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, make sure it’s a three-layered mask. The Abhishek ...

(CNN) --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 ...

The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to use cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has generated numerous how-to articles and videos. As academics who ...

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With medical grade masks still in short supply and badly needed at hospitals and other care centers, many Americans have turned to a variety of other options to help slow the spread of COVID-19, from ...

While children are less likely to develop the coronavirus and related complications than adults are, they can still get and spread the disease, which is why they need to take precautions, too. The US ...

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Masks Now Coalition is pleased to announce a new custom textile in partnership with ThermOWeb, makers of HeatnBond. Their new fabric makes it easier for ...

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