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?

If you have symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, or fever, and if you test positive for COVID or were recently exposed to someone with the virus, wear a mask in indoor ...

Wearing a mask in public once meant you were dressed ... to keep from spreading or being infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the global pandemic. The CDC provides step-by-step instructions ...

You can spread the virus when you talk or cough, even if you don't know that you have it or if you aren't showing signs of infection. It's important to wear a high-quality mask in a variety of ...

With masks more effective at blocking the spread than the inhalation of the virus, if you're the only person in a crowded place wearing a mask — or not wearing one — you have a much greater ...

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Proponents of mask restrictions, however ... are a crucial way to lower the risk of transmitting the virus. Given the steady rise in infections in New York, Donna Lieberman, the executive director ...

Covid new variant NB.1.8.1 has been confirmed in the UK for the first time, after spreading around the world - and it could have an "evolutionary advantage" that might trigger a return to face masks, ...

Several schools are bringing back mask mandates to reduce the spread of ... precautions against the spread of the COVID-19, RSV, flu virus including frequent hand washing, avoiding large ...

First, the good news: No one on the local, state or federal level appears ready to impose mask mandates or lockdowns ... as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the worst flu season in a decade ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced this week that NB.1.8.1 has so far only been detected in small numbers within the UK, but added that international data indicates that the sub-variant ...