Tag: N95 mask

CDC Encourages More Americans to Consider N95 Masks

NEW YORK—U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those kinds of masks are considered better at filtering the air. But they were in short supply previously, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…


Masks in the Age of Omicron

As new variants of COVID-19 emerge, mask recommendations and mandates have returned in many areas. As we move into 2022, what new information is out there on what masks are best for what situation and what mask you need to give you and your family the best protection? In the beginning, there were not enough…