According to a recent CDC study, doubling up a disposable medical procedure mask with a cloth one can lower exposure to particles sized 0.1–7 μm (the typical range of SARS-CoV-2 particles) by about 83 ...

“Any mask is better than no mask. But cloth masks and then surgical masks are not as good as N95-caliber masks.” The ultra-contagious omicron mutant is pushing cases to all-time highs and causing ...

The reusable cloth masks people have been using for the past year or more may look a little worse for the wear. But new research from the University of Colorado Boulder finds that washing and drying ...

April 16 (UPI) --Wearing a disposable medical procedure mask under a cloth face covering significantly reduces the flow of respiratory droplets from the nose and mouth, which could limit the spread of ...

The CDC declared "loosely woven cloth products" are inferior to surgical and N95 masks at protecting against COVID-19 particles. Anthony Behar/Sipa USA Cloth face coverings are less effective at ...