Best face masks for 2021 With the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 over the summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention again recommended that all people wear masks indoors in areas where cases are spiking. A number of states have also returned to indoor mask mandates, and, as students go back to school, many are required to wear masks to attend in-person...

How to shop for the best KN95 face masks Americans are increasingly curious about KN95 face masks, with search trends and reader interest in the topic rising exponentially this summer — and it’s not the first spike in popularity for KN95 masks. First published in March while the country was facing an N95 mask shortage and KN95s provided a similar level of protection to the general...

Surgical masks work very well in preventing spread of COVID-19 Masks have been politicized by some and derided by others throughout the pandemic. At the beginning of the pandemic, U.S. public health officials advised the public not to wear masks, in order to save then-scarce personal protective equipment for frontline workers. They quickly reversed their position and recommended masks — a...

We Need Better Masks With 21 U.S. states experiencing a rise in Covid-19 cases just weeks after reopening, it’s clear that maintaining control of the pandemic without lockdowns is proving to be a challenge. To not only stay open but also really revive the economy — to get people back to work, traveling, attending sporting events, eating at restaurants, and so on — they will...