Face masks can help slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Learn about mask types, which masks to use and how to use them.

Face masks remain crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19, even with vaccine availability. The decision to wear masks depends on vaccination status, risk factors, and local hospitalizations.

COVID-19 cases in the US have declined since January's spike, and all states have since removed their statewide mask mandates. However, Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor masking requirement ...

If you’re at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it’s time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and mouth to protect yourself from a recent uptick ...

Does wearing a face mask help to prevent COVID? Four years after the pandemic began, here's what scientists have learned.

“I hadn’t used my facial muscles much during COVID,” said a 20-year-old student of Keiko Kawano, who teaches the art of smiling.

Wearing face masks may not have lowered the risk of COVID infection after the first Omicron wave, new research has shown. But that does not mean that face masks aren't useful, regardless.

A new scientific review suggests that widespread masking may have done little to nothing to curb the transmission of COVID-19.

A rise in COVID cases and the discovery of two new variants have prompted debate over mask mandates.

A new meta-analysis finds that wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic may not have afforded individuals any more protection against the virus.

What it’s like to wear masks for Covid when most others have long since moved on.

What Worked Against Covid: Masks, Closures and Vaccines Millions of lives were saved in the three years of the pandemic, but millions more were needlessly lost.