Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's important to mask up in the face of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Cloth masks don't offer adequate protection, so ...

BELTON, Texas (KWTX)-- Experts are warning that in the face of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 people should upgrade from their cloth face masks. They say while the cloth masks were some of the only ...

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 ...

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Over the weekend, Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on ABC news where he spoke about how "extraordinarily contagious" the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is, stating that its ability to ...

Kristen Olsrud, of West St. Paul, Minnesota, looks up at the Great Big Wheel while visiting the Minnesota State Fair. Early in the pandemic, the general public was discouraged from buying N95 masks ...

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, case rates are at a record high in America as the highly infectious omicron variant spreads. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Health officials and experts are increasingly saying it’s time to upgrade your face masks, especially in light of the Omicron surge. California’s public health director and health officer, Dr. Tomás ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conceded Friday that cloth masks are less effective than surgical or respirator ...

Your cloth face mask isn't protecting you against the coronavirus variant omicron, health officials say. As common as cloth face masks have become, health experts say, they do little to prevent tiny ...

"Cloth masks are little more than facial decorations. There's no place for them in light of omicron," said Dr. Leana Wen With the omicron variant of COVID-19 continuing to spread at an alarming rate, ...