Amid a shortage of medical-grade masks, federal guidelines now recommend everyone wear face coverings out in public. Here's how to make your own cloth mask.

The fit of your face mask has a lot to do with how effective it is — the tighter the better for filtering your breath and keeping others safe from viral particles, including those of COVID-19. That ...

A self-proclaimed “mask nerd” warns that not all face coverings are alike, but the best ones work wonders. His unmasking advice hits as cloth coverings are out and CDC-recommended respirators are in.

Wearing a mask is one way to reduce the spread of COVID-19. There are many types, including surgical masks, cloth masks, and respirators. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, usually transmits ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Motivated by his children, Silicon Valley dad and tech worker Kevin Ngo is using his background to help build a better Bay Area by reimagining face masks. "This is what our ...

As the pandemic continues to evolve and new COVID-19 variants surface—the latest being Omicron—protection remains top of mind. And while many of us have acquired a pile of reusable cloth masks over ...