Amid a shortage of medical-grade face masks, such as surgical masks (loose-fitting, disposable masks that block large droplets but don’t filter small particles) and N95 respirators (tight-fitting face ...

(CNN) -- If you want to make a mask, here are step-by-step instructions -- based on guidance from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. If you don't ...

It's difficult to keep your distance in a grocery store or pharmacy, so now the CDC says we should wear a homemade mask in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus — particularly in areas with ...

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