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News Articles: face masks

Students wear masks as a teacher instructs them at Freedom Preparatory Academy on Sept. 10, 2020 in Provo, Utah.

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Do masks in school affect kids' speech and social skills?

Scientists say that for most children, masks in school aren't a major obstacle to learning or socializing. Students in classrooms find other ways to connect.

March 15, 2022
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  • Jon Hamilton
With mask mandates gone in most places, mask-wearing is up to individual choice. And some people aren't ready to let go.

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  • Health

Some people aren't ready to stop masking, but it can be tough to go against the grain

Not everyone feels safe shedding COVID precautions. But it can be awkward being the only masked person in a room. Here's how to cope with the uncertainty of risk right now — and the peer pressure.

March 13, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Stein
NIOSH-approved N95 masks are recommended to prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 omicron variant.

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  • Health

Ready for an N95? Here's how to find a high-quality one that fits you well

The CDC says high-filtration masks like N95s provide the best protection. Here's how to find a good one — and avoid the fakes. Plus tips on how to fit them and how long to wear them.

January 15, 2022
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
First-graders listen to the interim superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Megan Reilly, read a book at Normont Elementary School in Harbor City on Aug. 16, the first day of school.

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  • Health

Use These 6 Expert Tips To Find The Best Masks For Your Kids

This year, face masks are on most parents' list of back-to-school supplies. But which ones are most effective? Here's how to choose the right one for your child.

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Demonstrators calling on people to wear masks gather outside school district headquarters in Marietta, Ga., last week. A recent review at pandemic data finds requiring masks, capping the size of gatherings and instituting certain bar, gym and restaurant restrictions are all strategies that can help stop a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

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  • Health

Even Moderate COVID Restrictions Can Slow The Spread Of The Virus — If They're Timely

Mask mandates and other interventions can help stop a surge, even where vaccination rates are low, say scientists who've reviewed states' data. When the measures start and how long they last matters.

August 18, 2021
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Kindergartner Allyson Zavala joined with other students and school superintendent Austin Buetner for a class selfie in April inside teacher Alicia Pizzi's classroom at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in North Hollywood, Calif.

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  • Health

How To Keep Your Child Safe From The Delta Variant

Some public health experts are also parents of little kids, and have to strategize to keep those too young to be vaccinated safe from getting or spreading the delta variant. Here are their tips.

August 11, 2021
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  • Pien Huang

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  • Health

Do You Need To Wear A Mask Indoors Where You Live? Check This Map

The CDC wants vaccinated people to wear masks indoors if the coronavirus is spreading widely where they live. Find out the level of virus transmission in your county.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't budged on its guidance that vaccinated people can skip mask-wearing, but some local governments faced with surging cases are going back to mandates, such as Los Angeles County, which recently mandated indoor mask use, including at places like bars and restaurants.

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  • Health

Public Health Experts Call On CDC To Change Its Mask Guidance

The agency argues that vaccinated people are safe without masks. But the guidance leaves room for plenty of unvaccinated people to mingle dangerously, and many argue that this is fueling case surges.

July 22, 2021
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  • Pien Huang
People walk near the Chicago Theatre on Tuesday in the city's Loop community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines on the wearing of masks, saying fully vaccinated Americans don't need to cover their faces anymore in most settings. Will it encourage the unvaccinated to get their shots?

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  • Health

The CDC Is Gambling On Relaxed Mask Rules To Get More People Vaccinated

Fully vaccinated people got the green light last week to resume much of their lives without masks. Behavioral experts say that as an incentive to get more people vaccinated, it's far from a sure bet.

May 20, 2021
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Nicole McGrew, wearing a mask by the designer N'omose Couture, says she'll require customers to mask up in her store for a short time longer.

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  • Business

As Mask Mandates Disappear, Business Owners Make And Enforce Their Own Rules

The CDC's new guidance that it's safe for fully vaccinated people to go without masks, even indoors, has led to a confusing situation for businesses, which now have to decide what to do on their own.

May 18, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
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TSA Extends Mask Mandate Aboard Flights Through Summer As Travel Increases

Even as COVID-19 cases decrease and more Americans get vaccinated, the Transportation Security Administration is keeping strict regulations on wearing masks when traveling domestically.

May 01, 2021
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  • Elena Moore
Students stand for the Pledge of Allegiance as they return to in-person learning at St. Anthony Catholic High School in California on March 24. Masks and physical distancing are proving to have some major public health benefits, keeping people from getting all kinds of illnesses, not just COVID-19. But it's unclear whether the strict protocols would be worth the drawbacks in the long run.

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  • Health

Should Masking Last Beyond The Pandemic? Flu And Colds Are Down, Spurring A Debate

Hospitalizations are down 62% for childhood respiratory illnesses, a study shows. Masking and physical distancing are keeping a variety of viruses in check, but will these behaviors last?

March 30, 2021
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  • Blake Farmer
A CVS pharmacist gives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, Calif., in January. Federal health officials have revised advice on nursing home visitations for the first time since September.

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  • Health Care

Indoor Visits With Nursing Home Residents OK, New CDC Guidance Says

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now recommends that visitors and residents, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, be allowed to meet in person under most circumstances.

March 11, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman

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  • Health

COMIC: How One COVID-19 Nurse Navigates Anti-Mask Sentiment

At work every day, Agnes Boisvert attends to ICU patients "gasping for air" and dying from COVID-19. But communicating that harsh reality to her skeptical community has been a challenge.

March 09, 2021
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  • Ryan Kellman,
  • Nathan Rott,
  • and 1 more
As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, the CDC says wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask offers increased protection against the virus.

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  • Health

CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against The Coronavirus

New research found that wearing a cloth mask over a medical mask significantly boosts protection against droplets that can transmit the virus. Knotting the ear loops of surgical masks also helps.

February 10, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
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