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Registered nurses performs a N95 mask fit test and wear a qualitative test hood for a scent test, at the new ICU wing at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. (Photo by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via ...

N95 masks, also called N95 respirators, are personal protective equipment (PPE) that filter airborne particles such as ...

As more and more health experts urge Americans to swap their cloth masks for either a N95 or KN95 mask, others are explaining how often to reuse the single mask. Omicron is far more transmissible than ...

Earlier this month, U.S. health officials said Americans should wear N95 or KN95 masks like the ones used by health care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus instead of cloth masks, which are ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized nearly 15 million counterfeit face masks since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the agency reported Thursday. Agents confiscated the ...

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While laboratory research shows masks, especially well-fitted N95s, are effective, real-world use often yields lower ...

Here is an example of health care professionals in Oakland California, undergoing fit testing for N95 respiratory masks. A person sprays in a substance to determine if the person can smell or taste it ...

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N95 respirators, the gold standard of filtration masks, are back in the pandemic spotlight because of the highly contagious Omicron Covid-19 variant. Unlike earlier in the pandemic, N95s are now ...