Masking and social distancing should be encouraged or even mandated once more in public in order to protect people from COVID-19 and from the possibility of suffering from "Long COVID," according to a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal masking in health care settings, unless the facilities are in areas of high COVID-19 transmission. The agency quietly ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority changed its mind in regards to masking and the Department of Justice issued a statement saying it will appeal the ...

The end of the public health emergency in the United States is a richly symbolic milestone in the course of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. During the height of the pandemic, the virus killed millions of ...

In February 2022, Massachusetts rescinded a statewide universal masking policy in public schools, and many Massachusetts school districts lifted masking requirements during the subsequent weeks. In ...

In a new study, researchers used principal component analysis along with fluid dynamics simulation models to show the crucial importance of proper fit for all types of masks and how face shape ...