Is It Worth Wearing a Mask If You’re the Only One Doing It?
Photo: Anuchit kamsongmueang (Shutterstock) It’s becoming rarer and rarer to see masks when you go out. If you live in a place where people were once good about masking up,…
How to Get the Best Protection From Your N95
Photo: AlphaTravels (Shutterstock) Since we all know cloth masks don’t cut it anymore, hopefully you’ve gotten some of the good kind—N95, KF94, or similar. But even the best mask isn’t…
We’re All Getting Free N95 Masks, With a Catch
Photo: Tom Fedrik (Shutterstock) Some governments in other parts of the world have been providing free tests and masks for a while. The U. S. just got on board with…
How Long Can You Keep Using the Same N95 Mask?
Photo: aslysun (Shutterstock) Omicron continues to overwhelm hospitals and healthcare workers already worn out by Delta. At this stage of the pandemic, and with the healthcare system once again teetering…
How to Choose a Higher-Quality Mask (Because Cloth Masks Aren’t Cutting It)
Photo: Xavier Cruells Aguilar (Shutterstock) With COVID case counts still high and potentially more-contagious variants spreading, it’s time to up your mask game. Doubling up is one solution, but N95s…
Stop Wearing Cloth Masks
Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) The highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to drive a surge of infections across the country. According to the CDC’s COVID data tracker, the seven-day average for COVID-19…
If You Have Allergies, Don’t Ditch Your Mask Yet
Photo: leungchopan (Shutterstock) If you’re fully vaccinated, you may be looking forward to using your masks less and less often, now that the CDC has said fully vaccinated Americans can…
Six Fashionable Face Masks That Will Add Flair to Any Pandemic Outfit
I don’t know about you, but my masks are getting boring. Perhaps I was still hoping this would all pass quickly, but I didn’t invest in any masks I actually…
Masks Are Now Mandatory on Public Transit
Photo: SmartPhotoLab (Shutterstock) Beginning today, the CDC officially requires travelers to wear masks on trains, planes, buses, taxis, ride shares and other forms of “public conveyances.” The order, which you…
How to Buy a High-Quality Mask
Photo: Xavier Cruells Aguilar (Shutterstock) With COVID case counts still high and potentially more-contagious variants spreading, it may be time to up your mask game. Doubling up is one solution,…