She said cloth masks are only about 50% effective in protecting against infected particles — good enough for earlier forms of COVID-19, but not against the more transmissible Omicron variant.

As the CDC changes its guidelines to recommend more heavy-duty masks, this scientist explains what's behind the difference in quality of cloth masks, surgical masks, and N95s—and how to make ...

Single-layer cloth masks may not provide adequate protection against the very infectious omicron variant of COVID-19, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.

Thailand's health authorities are encouraging people to make cloth face masks at home to guard against the spread of the coronavirus amid a shortage of surgical masks. Thailand, which has reported a ...

Cloth face coverings are less effective at protecting against COVID-19 than surgical masks and respirators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.

The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office created a program allowing inmates who chose to volunteer to learn how to use sewing machines to make masks from cloths donated by the Department of Aging.

FFP2 masks are just so much more effective than cloth masks in filtering dangerous particles like Covid-carrying particles.

Thailand's health authorities are encouraging people to make cloth face masks at home to guard against the spread of the coronavirus amid a shortage of surgical masks. Thailand, which has reported ...