Wearing face masks may not have lowered the risk of COVID infection after the first Omicron wave, new research has shown. But that does not mean that face masks aren't useful, regardless. The wearing ...

There is a new COVID-19 variant in our midst, and it seems to be spreading across the globe at a rapid rate. But is it time once again to "mask up?" And did masks actually work the first time round?

The Covid-19 coronavirus seems to have upped its game with the Omicron variant. Does that mean that you need to up your face mask game as well? Will wearing traditional face masks be enough? Or do you ...

Central Magnet student who spoke in support of masks says 'we don't have to be quiet' 'We made a difference," another Central Magnet student says 'Youth matters,' a fellow Central Magnet students adds ...

The CEOs of two of the nation’s major airlines say they don’t think wearing masks on planes does much to help limit exposure to Covid. “I think the case is very strong that masks don’t add much, if ...

On Friday, the state Department of Public Health reported the highest single-day number of new, confirmed COVID-19 cases since early January. The seven-day average positivity rate in Massachusetts ...

Health officials and experts are increasingly saying it’s time to upgrade your face masks, especially in light of the Omicron surge. California’s public health director and health officer, Dr. Tomás ...

Delta CEO Ed Bastian thinks wearing masks on airplanes is a good idea. The day after Southwest CEO Gary Kelly suggested at a Senate hearing that wearing masks on a plane was not necessary, Bastian ...

A resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the state has led officials in at least six New Jersey towns to establish an indoor mask mandate in their communities — a step beyond current state requirements ...

Oregon will soon require people to wear masks outdoors in public settings where physical distancing isn't possible, the governor said Tuesday, in response to near-state-record COVID-19 cases and ...

A man adjusts his American flag face mask on July 19, 2021 on a street in Hollywood, California, on the second day of the return of the indoor mask mandate in Los Angeles County due to a spike in ...