Face masks, like any article of clothing, get dirty with wear. They can also carry the coronavirus if an infected person comes in contact with you. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Do masks work? And if so, should you reach for an N95, a surgical mask, a cloth mask or a gaiter? Over the past year and a half, researchers have produced a lot of laboratory, model-based and ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Across Minnesota, the COVID-19 testing positivity rate jumped above 13% Wednesday -- the worst in more than a year. And the New York Times says the state has seen a 70% spike in ...

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that fully vaccinated people can go without masks while outdoors, officials noted that there are ...

The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has asked patients and visitors to ditch cloth masks in favor of surgical masks as the coronavirus omicron variant has spread. Tony Dejak AP As the omicron coronavirus ...

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