As the omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread across the United States at a staggering rate, parents may be wondering if their children’s cloth masks are the right face coverings for them.

On Thursday of this week — for the first time since the pandemic began — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clarified that surgical masks and KN95 masks provide more protection that ...

WASHINGTON — On Sunday, Jan. 23, thousands convened on the National Mall in D.C. from as far as Arizona to locals venturing in from Virginia. Attendees voiced multiple concerns, but traveled to the ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask-wearing advice over the weekend to clarify that some masks are more effective at preventing the spread of COVID than others ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. As the more highly transmissible omicron variant continues to be the country’s dominant Covid strain, health experts are recommending adults ...

BOSTON (CBS) – With the Omicron variant spreading so easily, at least one expert says cloth masks just don't cut it anymore. "The typical cloth mask might be 50 percent effective and that was OK ...

The TikTok video shows a blond child wearing a white face mask. To her left, an orange device takes readings. "1,376. 1,536. 1,769," a voice says in the clip. "2,125. So remember: Anything over 2,000 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As COVID-19 impacts kids, you may be searching for a mask that’s right for your child. But are the higher grade N95 masks safe for children? Amid the omicron surge, Oregon ...

CNN medical analyst Leana Wen said on Monday that cloth masks are useless in preventing the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “We should be keeping the events that are safe and also ...