A familiar pandemic-era safety measure is making a comeback as new COVID-19 variants surface and cases of the disease flare in some parts of the U.S.: Mask mandates. The number of COVID-19 cases ...

A man wears an American flag face mask on July 19, 2021, on a street in Hollywood, California. An uptick in cases has prompted concerns that mask mandates could be reintroduced. Robyn Beck/AFP ...

Face masks are one of the most crucial measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but confusion and misinformation still surround their use. In this new phase of the pandemic, in which about 70 ...

Paxlovid can prevent being hospitalized with COVID-19 by as much as 90% if you are at high risk for the development of serious disease, especially if you have not received a COVID vaccine in the past ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says those exposed to individuals with COVID-19 should begin wearing a face mask immediately, regardless of vaccination status.

Face mask effectiveness: What we know now When the COVID-19 pandemic took off in 2020, so too did questions over the effectiveness of wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the virus.

A late-summer surge in COVID-19 cases has reignited the debate over mandatory face masks. How Biden responds could influence the 2024 election.

A ban on COVID-19 restrictions that impose a mandate to wear face masks in public spaces went into effect in Texas after a number of institutions across the U.S. reinstated the policy due to a ...