We provide a review of medical-grade facial protection (surgical masks, N95 respirators and face shields) for healthcare workers ... on the effectiveness of an improvised cloth mask with an added ...

Promising strategies for mask conservation in the context of pandemics and epidemics include use of stockpiled masks, extended wear of disposable masks and decontamination. Conclusion There are ...

Today we'll tackle face coverings ... It also found that, N95 and KN95 masks were more effective than surgical or cloth masks. Using data from jurisdictions with mask mandates, the researchers ...

Full refunds are now available to people who purchased a falsely advertised N95 face mask from Razer. The US Federal Trade Commission announced that checks and PayPal payments are on their way to ...

Reasons have included: (1) we don’t truly know that cloth masks (face coverings ... and they should include an N95 FFR or similar respirator as a positive control. Fit should be a measure of how well ...

The N95 and N99 labels ... different types of mask on the market. In terms of shape, there are those that cover the whole of the lower face, including the nose and mouth, versus those which ...

Face masks alone versus control (five studies ... of surgical and N95 masks by healthcare workers to prevent influenza found more workers in the N95 mask group than the surgical mask group reported ...

The safety, efficacy, and acceptability of masks and face coverings have been ... hygiene group compared to a no-mask control arm. Among RCTs that compared N95 respirators to medical masks in ...

Well, during that period, Razer announced it would make a new Razer face mask that would bring RGB to the world of personal pathogen protection, while offering N95 surgical mask-rated filtration.

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a range of face masks that are commercially available in China. Results The mean per cent penetration for each mask material ranged ... Gao et al27 ...