Biker fashion and leather goods enthusiasts, take note: The First Mfg Factory Store at 389 West Sunrise Highway in Freeport is giving away free reusable face masks to anyone visiting the shop. And ...

Boxes of cloth masks wait to be distributed to Anchorage community organizations. (Photo courtesy Audrey Gray, Anchorage Emergency Operations Center) Anchorage began distributing 160,000 free cloth ...

Single-layer cloth masks may not provide adequate protection against the very infectious omicron variant of COVID-19, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. Many infectious disease experts ...

Here’s yet another excellent reason to mask up: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that cloth face masks do help protect the wearer, not just the people around them.

It was nice to see everybody, Democrats and Republicans alike, wearing face masks at President Joe Biden’s inauguration last week. Former President Donald Trump’s refusal not only to wear masks but ...

Wearing a mask is one of the best ways a person can help stop the spread of COVID-19 and other diseases, even when exercising. Though exercising at home or in unpopulated, outdoor spaces are still ...

One of the most common mask types are cloth masks. They’re typically much easier to find than medical-grade and N95 masks, are breathable, and extremely affordable. But are they safe? While cloth ...

As new daily coronavirus cases in the U.S. keep spiking, government orders to require masks in public spaces are increasing, too. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Heavy duty N95 and KN95 masks are best at warding of COVID-19, while commonly worn surgical and cloth face coverings filter only about 10 percent of exhaled aerosols, according to a new study. “The ...