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All up, your risk of catching COVID on a flight is very low. But there are things you can do to lower that risk even further.
Despite the halt to the federal mask mandate for mass transit, people may still choose to protect themselves. For those who do, the type of mask and how well it fits matter.
We tested well-fitting cloth masks made from 16 kinds of cotton, on human participants, to see how many provided filtration comparable with a certified medical mask. Most of them did.
Decreases in respiratory infections during the pandemic suggest there may be a continued role for the selective, non-mandated use of measures like masks and social distancing even post-COVID-19.
As mask mandates fall and the CDC issues new mask guidance, kids may experience anxiety around removing their masks. Clear communication from grown-ups can help children navigate the uncertainty.
Masks not only reduce your chance of getting COVID, they might stop you unknowingly transmitting the virus to colleagues, people in vulnerable groups or children who are yet to be vaccinated.
We rely on the spatial arrangement of facial features to process faces, and wearing masks interferes with that — especially for children.
If you’re thinking of upgrading from a cloth or surgical mask to a respirator, here’s what you need to know.
While public health measures in schools and hospitals aim to reduce COVID transmission, people with disability who have support workers in their homes have largely been forgotten.
An expert weighs in on how colleges can lower their chances of being hit by surges of COVID-19 cases after spring break 2022.
When students wear masks at school, they’re less likely to become infected with COVID-19 and bring it home to their families.
When early childhood education providers become more entrepreneurial, the quality of their programs improves, research shows.
Whether about a comet hitting the Earth or a virus infecting the world, fear-based messages often do not succeed at changing people’s behaviors.
After two years of COVID-19, it’s understandable that many people are weary of infection prevention measures. But simply being tired of the pandemic is no reason to let our guard down.
Teachers wearing wireless microphones that amplify their voices could be one solution to ensuring children can hear — and saving teachers’ voices from strain, particularly in the pandemic.
Just because we’re in a period of social change, doesn’t mean we have to lose momentum on sustainability. There are six things we can do right now to offset our daily waste from disposable masks.
The CDC’s updated mask guidelines say that cloth masks offer the least protection from COVID-19. Differences in the materials masks are made from and the ways they fit are the reason.
The airborne nature of COVID supports routine use of respirators by the public. Here, experts explain the science behind this recommendation.
Masks definitely catch some of the virus laden aerosols and droplets - and that will reduce transmission between people and the number of cases of COVID-19.
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Economics and Chair of Behavioural Business Lab, RMIT University
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Epidemiologist, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Nursing, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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Senior lecturer and Health Economist, School of Economics and Finance, Wits University, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Professor of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Physician, epidemiologist, professor, McMaster University
