But according to a new survey, 79% of Americans aren’t washing their face masks after each use, and about 1 in 10 admitted they don’t wash their reusable cloth masks at all. The results, from ...

My favourite purchase of 2020 was a pack of silk face masks I bought from a shop on Etsy. I wear them every time I leave my house, always keeping one in my purse just in case I forget to grab one on ...

• A new study found that washing and drying reusable cloth masks can still work after several washes. • After 52 washes, cloth masks still effectively filtered the virus out. • Cloth masks offer some ...

As more and more health experts urge Americans to swap their cloth masks for either a N95 or KN95 mask, others are explaining how often to reuse the single mask. Omicron is far more transmissible than ...

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You grab your face mask from your pocket, think “I really should wash this soon”, forget all about it, then repeat the process next time you pop to the shop. Sound familiar? A third (32%) wash their ...

MaryKay Schladweiler is on a mission. "I came in to look at snow shovels and masks," she says. "Somebody told me this hardware store has masks." She’s among those scouring the shelves of a south ...

Every day since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline healthcare workers in New York State have risked their own health while caring for patients potentially infected with the new ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just updated its K-12 school guidance to recommend that students, teachers, staff and visitors wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status as ...