Consumer Reports

Yes, You Need to Use a Better Mask

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 ...
Time

An N95 Is the Best Mask for Omicron. Here’s Why

As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that people switch from cloth or surgical masks to more-protective N95 and KN95 ...
AZoNano

The World's First Anti-Coronavirus Surgical Mask by Wakamono

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected in Wuhan, in China’s Hubei province. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged and characterized the ...
The New York Times

Where to Buy N95, KN95, and Surgical-Style Masks

We independently review everything we recommend. We may get paid to link out to retailer sites, and when you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Joanne Chen Joanne Chen is ...
The Conversation

Which mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out

C Raina MacIntyre receives funding from NHMRC (NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship, grant number 1137582 and NHRMC Centre for Research Excellence in Integrated Systems for Epidemic Response (ISER) ...