A study today in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that medical masks may offer similar effectiveness as N95 respirators in protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to COVID-19 patients in ...

The study, "Relative efficacy of masks and respirators as source control for viral aerosol shedding from people infected with SARS-CoV-2", was published May 29 in eBioMedicine. "The research shows ...

Can face masks help slow the spread of the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Yes. When used with measures such as getting vaccinated, hand-washing and physical distancing ...

Researchers who compared the ability of cloth and surgical masks and KN95 and N95 respirators to impede SARS-CoV-2 leakage into the environment show that the "duckbill" N95 won handily, stopping 98% ...

An American company suing Manitoba for refusing to pay in full for millions of N95 masks the province claims were not fit for ...

The application of antiviral coatings to masks and respirators is a potential mitigating step toward reducing viral transmission during the SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) ...

Paris Community Hospital Volunteers recently donated $5,000 toward the purchase of four Controlled Air Purifying Respirators (CAPRs) that protect responders when treating patients with respiratory ...

Keep yourself safe from inhalation hazards while using these products. Choosing the right respirator starts with the label. Pesticide labels will typically require one of two main types of respirators ...

As we saw with COVID-19, the masks most effective in protecting against ... which can get through the N respirators to some extent,” he adds). This one is made by 3M and can be used over and ...

Rationale Medical masks are commonly used by sick individuals with influenza-like illness (ILI) to prevent spread of infections to others, but clinical efficacy data are absent. Objective Determine ...

These IFM N95 masks are made in the USA and meet the latest NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) guidelines for use. The masks use three layers of filtration to filter out ...