WRAL

Duke researchers put masks, face coverings to the test

How can consumers know how much protection their face covering really offers? A new Duke University study attempts to answer that very question. The study conducted at Duke will help not only in the ...
Healio

Safe to fit test N95 masks every 3 years instead of annually, study finds

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 100% of N95 masks pass fit tests after 3 years, suggesting annual tests are not necessary. Moving to ...
WRAL

Duke researchers say mask study wasn't meant to disparage neck gaiters

Duke University research that showed how poorly some face coverings perform wasn't exactly the intent of the study, researchers said Wednesday. The study that WRAL News first reported last week showed ...
World Socialist Web Site

Study reaffirms that masks prevent COVID-19 transmission

A new study in The Lancet demonstrates that face coverings dramatically reduce the load of SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath from infected persons. The reductions reached as high as 98 percent, with ...
Medical Xpress

Study shows N95 masks near-perfect at blocking escape of airborne COVID-19

In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive "duckbill" N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from ...