SAN FRANCISCO -- As public health officials warn people that we may be wearing face masks long past the peak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, some people are left with an irritating side-effect: ...

WASHINGTON — We’ve already been through two winters with COVID-19, but this year, we have three viruses on our minds: COVID-19, the flu, and RSV. The numbers are up, and Rochelle Walensky, director of ...

The stance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on face masks has taken many twists and turns throughout the COVID pandemic. After initially claiming face coverings weren’t ...

The discovery of new COVID variants and a relatively small increase in the number of COVID cases and hospitalizations have helped put face masks back in the spotlight. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Face mask efficacy depended on the Covid variation. Wearing a face mask did not reduce the risk for infection after the first omicron wave. University of East Anglia researchers say initially face ...

Wearing face masks may not have lowered the risk of COVID infection after the first Omicron wave, new research has shown. But that does not mean that face masks aren't useful, regardless. The wearing ...

If you’ve put your COVID face masks into retirement, it’s time to start wearing them again if you live in a large region of the United States that could potentially be affected by wildfires — ...