Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says respirators — among them N95 and KN95 face masks — offer more protection than cloth masks, it does not specify which type of face covering is ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most face coverings, the CDC says, will slow the coronavirus—whether or not the wearer knows he’s ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Many face mask patterns call for elastic to secure the fabric to your face, to protect against the coronavirus. But if you can’t find elastic, what can you replace it with? There are ...

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Following new guidance issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that people in the U.S. wear masks in public settings to mitigate the spread of covid-19 between individuals ...

While masking is optional for children in schools across the country, the CDC still recommends the use of masks to protect children and adults from getting sick when COVID-19 levels are high. And ...

Guidance on whether to wear a face mask varies locally. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all Americans, healthy and sick, wear basic cloth masks in public — a ...

Mililani resident Aki Shin, 37, took a voluntary furlough from Hawaiian Airlines earlier this month and has been spending some of her time sewing fabric face masks for her ohana and friends. Shin ...

Purell and toilet paper aren't the only items flying off store shelves as coronavirus spreads. Masks have also become a hot commodity, so much so that hospitals across the country have begun sending ...

It's difficult to keep your distance in a grocery store or pharmacy, so now the CDC says we should wear a homemade mask in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus — particularly in areas with ...

Halloween is going to look a little different this year, since traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating is too risky (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises against it). That doesn’t ...