- One chart shows the best and worst face masks for coronavirus protection — and which situations they're suited for https://www.businessinsider.com/best-masks-for-coronavirus-chart-2020-9 3 comments politics
- Randomized controlled trial Assess Face Masks for Protection Against COVID-19 Infection https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/m20-6817 18 comments science
- The Best And Worst Face Masks For COVID-19, Ranked by Their Level of Protection https://www.sciencealert.com/some-masks-are-better-than-others-here-they-are-ranked-best-to-worst 3 comments worldnews
- A face mask probably won’t protect you from coronavirus. Here’s what can help. https://www.inquirer.com/health/face-masks-hand-washing-coronavirus-protection-20200302.html 6 comments technology
- CDC indicates face masks may be better COVID protection than a vaccine that's 70% effective https://www.newsweek.com/cdc-indicates-face-masks-may-better-covid-protection-vaccine-thats-70-effective-1532474 301 comments politics
- Trump’s refusal to wear a face mask is a catastrophe. A face mask might have protected Trump — and the people around him — from the coronavirus. https://www.vox.com/2020/10/2/21498414/trump-tests-positive-coronavirus-mask-biden 57 comments politics
- People Loving “Breathable” Face Masks On Etsy That Offer No Protection From Covid https://www.boredpanda.com/americans-buying-mesh-anti-masks-on-etsy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bpfacebook 24 comments worldnews
- Anti-microbial, machine washable face masks coming to soldiers to help protect against coronavirus https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/05/19/anti-microbial-machine-washable-face-masks-coming-to-soldiers-to-help-protect-against-coronavirus/ 16 comments army
- Face shields did not protect people from the coronavirus in an outbreak in Switzerland, but masks did, health officials say https://www.yahoo.com/news/face-shields-did-not-protect-150500925.html 1922 comments worldnews
- Anti-mask protesters' new weapon: wearing masks that offer no COVID-19 protection. Face masks made of mesh, crochet (yarn) or lace are now popular items being offered by online retailers. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/13-investigates/13-investigates-anti-mask-protestors-turn-to-mesh-yarn-crochet-masks-covid-coronavirus/531-5350260c-d6b1-4bd8-857e-860fe84e0f52 5 comments politics
- ‘Shameful, not cool, a sign of weakness’: Men are less likely to wear face masks to protect against coronavirus, study finds https://www.marketwatch.com/story/shameful-not-cool-a-sign-of-weakness-men-are-less-likely-to-wear-face-masks-to-protect-against-coronavirus-study-finds-2020-05-14 41 comments science
- Face masks, including homemade ones, are effective COVID-19 protection, experts say https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/18/facebook-posts/face-masks-including-homemade-ones-are-effective-c/ 8 comments politics
- ‘Shameful, not cool, a sign of weakness’: Men are less likely to wear face masks to protect against coronavirus, study finds https://www.marketwatch.com/story/shameful-not-cool-a-sign-of-weakness-men-are-less-likely-to-wear-face-masks-to-protect-against-coronavirus-study-finds-2020-05-14 107 comments nottheonion
- Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to help fight the coronavirus pandemic https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tim-cook-donate-9-million-n95-face-masks-coronavirus-2020-3 34 comments politics
- Trump administration and Cuomo finally agree on one thing: Americans should wear face masks — a timeline of conflicting messages and policy U-turns| What does the scientific evidence say? Will they really protect you from coronavirus? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cuomo-orders-new-yorkers-to-wear-face-masks-in-public-settings-but-will-they-really-protect-you-from-coronavirus-2020-04-15?mod=mw_latestnews 7 comments politics
- France has forced a face mask manufacturer to cancel a major UK order as the coronavirus-inspired scramble for protective gear intensifies. https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/06/coronavirus-french-protective-mask-manufacturer-scraps-nhs-order-to-keep-masks-in-france 45 comments worldnews
- An antiviral surface coating technology that deploys worm-like structures on face masks could provide an extra layer of protection against COVID-19 and the flu. https://aibn.uq.edu.au/article/2021/09/covid-killing-coating-spray-away 9 comments science
- Face masks for COVID pass their largest test yet: A rigorous study finds that surgical masks are highly protective, but cloth masks fall short. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02457-y 15 comments science
- US accused of seizing face mask shipments bound for Europe, Canada Unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, officials worldwide have been scrambling for protective medical gear. | Germany has accused the US of competing for vital health care resources with "wild west" methods. https://www.dw.com/en/us-accused-of-seizing-face-mask-shipments-bound-for-europe-canada/a-53010923 2 comments germany
- US accused of seizing face mask shipments bound for Europe, Canada Unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, officials worldwide have been scrambling for protective medical gear. | Germany has accused the US of competing for vital health care resources with "wild west" methods. https://www.dw.com/en/us-accused-of-seizing-face-mask-shipments-bound-for-europe-canada/a-53010923 5 comments europe
- US accused of seizing face mask shipments bound for Europe, Canada Unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, officials worldwide have been scrambling for protective medical gear. | Germany has accused the US of competing for vital health care resources with "wild west" methods. https://www.dw.com/en/us-accused-of-seizing-face-mask-shipments-bound-for-europe-canada/a-53010923 38 comments politics
- Coronavirus: Nigeria's testing up by 32% after Jack Ma's donation - The donation included 20,000 testing kits, 100,000 masks, and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields for each African country. https://www.africanews.com/2020/03/27/nigeria-confirms-third-coronavirus-case-index-patient-fully-recovers/ 13 comments worldnews
- A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more important, than the material it is made of. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/proper-fit-of-face-masks-is-more-important-than-material-study-suggests 4 comments science
- Cargo including protective equipment and testing kits from first flight to Australia out of Wuhan since January reportedly sitting in warehouse since arriving...around 70 tonnes of cargo including antiseptic wipes, coronavirus testing kits, face masks and other personal protective equipment. https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/australia/coronavirus-wuhan-mercy-flight-ppe-and-testing-kits-under-investigation/news-story/34e2c2d20e2e604208beabbca57ab1da 4 comments worldnews
- California County Supervisor, Kirk Uhler, defies health experts and criticized the use of face masks as a legitimate form of protection against COVID-19, mocking them using AIDS ribbons. https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article243515817.html 22 comments politics
- Face masks for COVID pass their largest test yet. Face masks protect against COVID-19. That's the conclusion of a gold-standard clinical trial in Bangladesh, which backs up the findings of hundreds of previous observational and laboratory studies. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02457-y?utm_source=twt_nat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nature 39 comments science
- French police have seized 140,000 face masks intended for the black market in a record haul since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. It is the largest seizure since the French government banned the resale of protective masks to prioritize their distribution to health workers https://www.france24.com/en/20200427-french-police-seize-140-000-black-market-face-masks 10 comments worldnews
- The US Strategic National Stockpile is nearly out of the N95 respirators, surgical masks, face, shields, gowns and other medical supplies desperately needed to protect front-line medical workers treating coronavirus patients. https://apnews.com/a464316e25560d393bd07a021b7e81ba 7 comments worldnews
- "A total of 62 countries and 7 international organizations have donated face masks, protective suits, and other supplies to China since the novel #coronavirus outbreak. Among them, Pakistan donated their entire inventory of masks: Chinese foreign ministry, Thur" https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1235436366177189888?s=19 42 comments pakistan
- A meta-analysis of 172 studies of transmission of COVID-19, SARS and MERS finds that physical distance of 1m is effective but 2m might be better. Face masks and eye protection reduce transmission. However, none of these methods is entirely effective. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736(20)31142-9/fulltext 13 comments science
- 'God is with us': Many Muslims flout the coronavirus ban in mosques; Sabir Durrani says he offers prayers almost every day at a mosque in Multan. He says that often a dozen or more men are in attendance – none of them wearing protective face masks https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/04/14/god-us-many-muslims-flout-coronavirus-ban-mosques/amp/ 13 comments worldnews
- 'God is with us': Many Muslims in Pakistan flout the coronavirus ban in mosques; Sabir Durrani says he offers prayers almost every day at a mosque in the central Pakistani city of Multan. He says that often a dozen or more men are in attendance - none of them wearing protective face masks https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid19-pakistan-muslims-flout-mosque-ban-12637570 10 comments worldnews
- [Young] Danilo Gallinari is funding 400 COVID-19 testing kits, as well as personal protection equipment such as face shields, gloves, gowns, n95 masks for the the OKC-County Health Department next week (which recently partnered with a private lab out of Texas to test high risk people). https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/1243597250007310338?s=20 49 comments nba