Dr. Mark Smolinski, an infectious disease physician and president of Ending Pandemics, explains why wearing a mask both helps to stop the spread of Covid-19 and shows respect for others.

For a hearing friend and me, this line, delivered in sign language, became a running gag early in the pandemic. She and I had moved in as temporary “corona-roomies” during the spring of 2020.

Some experts like Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School physician Dr. Abraar Karan have been advocating for public use of N95 masks from the start of the pandemic.

The Pandemic Made Masks Essential Household Items—Just in Time for Wildfire Smoke 4 minute read A pedestrian wears a face mask as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets Philadelphia on June 8, 2023.

Since the onstart of the pandemic, the Center for Disease Control declared cloth face coverings a critical tool in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Though the use of masks are helpful in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Max Parsell hasn't been wearing a mask during the coronavirus pandemic and doesn't intend to start. It's a matter of principle. “Making individual decisions is the ...

Donald Trump seemed to present safety precautions like masks as a sign of weakness. It seems like safety precautions of all kinds have been framed as not masculine, like when conservative media ...

Wearing a mask foolproof protection, but as Los Angeles' COVID cases tick upward, masks help hold the line.

When the pandemic hit the U.S., the New York fashion designer was one of the first to create and donate masks for frontline workers. Siriano has since created accessibly priced masks ($30 to $75 ...

Masks saw more than 90 percent of deaf people struggle to communicate during pandemic, study finds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 10 ...

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