N95
publication date
Covid-19
Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers
A CDC draft controversially concludes that N95 face masks are equivalent to looser, surgical face masks in certain settings.
Covid-19
The Yelp of COVID: Vigilantes Crowdsource Pandemic Safety Tips for Consumers
COVID vigilantes have cropped up in multiple cities, appearing where safety guidelines are lax despite high numbers of positive cases.
Strategy
A Colorado Town Is About as Vaccinated as It Can Get. COVID Still Isn't Over There.
Infectious-disease experts say masks are still necessary to control the spread of the virus.
Covid-19
I Got a 'Mild' Breakthrough Case. Here's What I Wish I'd Known.
I had a breakthrough case of COVID-19 ? despite my two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the second one in...
Covid-19
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?
Delta, currently the primary variant in the United States, is far more contagious than the original coronavirus, so the density...
Covid-19
Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic
President Joe Biden last Thursday announced sweeping vaccination mandates and other COVID measures, saying he was forced to act partly...
Covid-19
Voters in Tight Recall Race Sound Off on California Gov. Newsom's COVID Leadership
Newsom has said his policies are driven by science, but they have helped land him in an unexpectedly competitive recall...
Covid-19
California Licensing Board Speaks Out Against Inappropriate Mask Exemptions
The California Medical Association released a statement supporting the Medical Board of California?s decision.
Covid-19
A Boy With an Autoimmune Disease Was Ready to Learn in Person. Then His State Banned Mask Mandates.
High-risk students in states and districts that have made masks optional are staying home.
Covid-19
Reading, 'Rithmetic and Resisting COVID: The New 3 R's as Kids Head Back to School
Nearly all schools offered at least some in-person learning by the end of the last school year, and many schools...
Covid-19
Public Favors Masks in Classrooms but Balks at Mandating Vaccinations for Students
The strong public opinions come as the politics over classroom masking grows more heated with the start of the school...
Covid-19
In Missouri and Other States, Flawed Data Makes It Hard to Track Vaccine Equity
Now that mask requirements and other measures to prevent the spread of the virus are easing, efforts to boost vaccination...