The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on January 14, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The omicron surge has caused the CDC to finally update its mask guidance late last week, indicating a clear preference for the level of protection offered by N95 and KN95 masks.

"Cloth masks are little more than facial decorations. There's no place for them in light of omicron," said Dr. Leana Wen With the omicron variant of COVID-19 continuing to spread at an alarming rate, ...

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As the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread, some experts say it’s past time to reconsider your face mask options – especially if you’re still wearing the cloth variety.

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first recommended that everyone wear a cloth mask in public in April 2020, there weren’t enough highly protective N95 respirators to go around. For ...

The CDC hasn’t updated its guidance on masks to recommend wearing a higher-quality mask in the face of the omicron variant. But experts recommend that single-layer cloth masks are not protective ...

With another coronavirus variant racing across the U.S., once again health authorities are urging people to mask up indoors. Yes, you've heard it all before. But given how contagious omicron is, ...

Public health experts increasingly advise wearing higher-quality masks when possible. Some European airlines have banned cloth face coverings, favoring surgical masks instead. While he thinks ...