Medical face masks for healthcare workers are running dangerously low due to the rapid increase of COVID-19 patients filling up hospitals and the fact that many consumers are purchasing personal ...

Though mask restrictions have eased across the country (and around the world), officials say you shouldn’t be taking off your masks just yet, especially if you’re in crowded places or traveling. Even ...

We don’t like it any more than you do, but it might be time to wear a mask again. While this season, there aren’t new strains like Omicron to worry about, experts are warning of the “tripledemic,” a.k ...

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Just when it seemed that four years since the pandemic had been long enough to be rid of the COVID-19 virus, a new variant called ‘FLiRT’ has shown up just in time for summer. Now, some are ...

Are P95 or N95 masks best? Construction and factory workers were using masks long before the coronavirus overwhelmed society. Now masks are a part of everyday wear — it’s second nature to stuff one in ...

Updated on Sept. 18 at 2:15 p.m. ET At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, there were lots of stories about scrappy manufacturers promising to revamp their factories to start making personal ...

3M, the world's largest maker of respirator masks, said Friday it is willing comply with President Trump's order to manufacture and supply more critically needed N95 masks for the United States. But ...