The demonstration does not show what it claims to show. Studies have repeatedly found that cloth masks used to fight the spread of COVID-19 do not unsafely reduce oxygen flow. A viral video uses a ...

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Masks work best when everyone in the room has one on, but you’ll still benefit from masking up even when those around you aren’t. Credit...Aileen Son for The New York Times Supported by By Tara Parker ...

COVID-19 may not be in the headlines as often these days, but the virus is still evolving. Most recently, new variants, including EG. 5 (or Eris) and BA.2.86 have started spreading across the United ...

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correctionA previous version of this article had a caption that misidentified the mask being used by President Biden in the first photo as an N95 mask. It is a KN95 mask. This caption has been ...

A computer model deepens our understanding of airflow while wearing face masks, where particles land in the respiratory tract and the effectiveness of three-layer surgical masks. Even though it has ...

Another Fresno grocery store had to close temporarily after a group of anti-mask protesters demanded they be allowed to shop inside without wearing masks. It was a similar move by the same group of ...

A viral video uses a demonstration with a child to claim that the cloth masks used to fight the spread of COVID-19 are unsafe for children. It’s a new version of a claim that’s been debunked. “People ...