The Delta variant is not only twice as contagious as previous variants, but the rate of hospitalization is about double that of the Alpha variant, according to a study out of Scotland. Now that the ...

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1. What changed in the CDC guidelines? The CDC currently recommends that you “wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.” The question, then, is what ...

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To help combat Omicron, the Biden administration is opening up more Covid testing sites and delivering 500 million Covid tests to Americans. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez breaks down why testing is still a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upgraded its guidance on face masks last week, encouraging people to use National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health-approved N95 respirators or ...

A new study from the California Department of Public Health found that your odds of testing positive for COVID-19 are 83% lower if wearing an N95 or KN95 mask while indoors compared to no mask. The ...

After Business Insider first reported on a group of fashion designers who discovered certain blue shop towels filter particles far better than a cotton bandana, one of them was approached by a ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The city of Milwaukee is giving away half-a-million free masks as city officials continue to debate whether or not to bring back a city mask ordinance to help fight against COVID ...