Kelly Carothers, director of government affairs for Project N95 – a nonprofit clearinghouse for personal protective equipment – said affordable, higher-quality masks for children are in short supply ...

And since NIOSH hasn’t approved N95 masks for children, any mask claiming to be a child-size N95 is also likely fake. The CDC keeps a list of counterfeit respirator products here. As mask stockpiles ...

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“N95 masks provide the greatest risk reduction ... a background in aerosol science who created a comparative guide to children’s masks during the pandemic. Collins’s testing showed that ...

The good news is that N95 masks can filter out 95% of smoke particles, according to California’s health department. The best thing to do is stay inside and limit your outdoor activities ...

Ideally, everyone (not just medical workers) should be using a KN95 or N95 mask for optimal protection when COVID cases are high or when there's a contagious variant like Omicron, according to the ...

Nearly a week after the Biden administration announced it will deploy 400 million free N95 masks to the public, the high-quality face coverings are starting to arrive at pharmacies and grocery stores.