NEW YORK — Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now? Health experts suggest stepping up protection against the highly contagious omicron variant with stronger masks such as N95s or KN95s.

Your cloth face mask isn't protecting you against the coronavirus variant omicron, health officials say. As common as cloth face masks have become, health experts say, they do little to prevent tiny ...

The CDC declared "loosely woven cloth products" are inferior to surgical and N95 masks at protecting against COVID-19 particles. Anthony Behar/Sipa USA Cloth face coverings are less effective at ...

The omicron variant of the coronavirus may spread more quickly and efficiently, and now that it is the dominant strain it's worth reconsidering use of cloth masks. In some places, such as Minnesota ...

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 ...

Health experts say cloth masks are no match for the tiny particles of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The CDC is weighing a change to its recommendations, away from cloth masks and toward a more ...

The U.S. government is giving out 400 million free 'N95' masks in a huge deployment to combat the spread of COVID-19. But why is the N95 type so important? N95 masks are defined as respirators, which ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Biden administration said it's distributing 400 million N95 masks for people to pick up nationwide for free sometime late next week. They'll be available at pharmacies and community ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - You can now get three free N95 masks at some US pharmacies from the federal government. HyVee in Springfield started handing them out on Monday. Walgreens expects to start ...