After initially claiming face coverings weren’t necessary, the CDC changed course in April 2020, calling on all Americans — even children as young as 2 — to mask up. That September ...

Irrespective of the limitations of the study, its results indicate that the true impact of medical/surgical masks and N95/P2 respirators ... wearing a face mask reduced the risk of catching ...

August 2024 The sight of children in face masks isn’t as common as it was at the height of the pandemic, but there are still some scenarios where kids might want or need to mask up. Masks remain ...

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. Now, four years later, what does the science say?

The practice raises familiar questions about data privacy. Video by Mark Thiessen and Rebecca Hale, National Geographic/Face-mask recognition technology courtesy Tryolabs Video by Mark Thiessen ...

The stance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on face masks has taken many twists and turns throughout the COVID pandemic. After initially claiming face coverings weren’t ...