Feb. 5—HENDERSON — "Masking is a critical public health tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19," said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a January update to its advice on fighting ...

Contrary to popular belief, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. On top of that, BA.5, the current variant making the rounds, is highly transmissible, and tends to evade some of our protections against ...

Wegmans is distributing free N95 face masks at all of its stores, while supplies last. The grocery store said each person can have up to three masks. “Wegmans is pleased to participate in the federal ...

Trying to keep up with changing masking guidance from public health officials has been challenging to say the least. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first said that masks weren’t ...

Last month, President Biden announced that Americans could start receiving N95 masks at no charge from retailers and health centers starting Jan. 23, but most retailers at that time were still waiting ...

This story was updated on Feb. 7 at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time. Nationwide grocery retailers, including Kroger and Albertsons, have started distributing free N95 masks to the public provided by the ...

Which N95 masks are best? Many people rely on N95 masks to keep them protected from illness, smoke, dust, pollen and more. The best, most effective N95 mask keeps the wearer safe from potentially ...

The Biden administration's free mask program is officially underway, with plans to hand out 400 million N95 masks distributed to pharmacies and community health centers throughout the US. The ...

Walmart previously announced that free N95s will be distributed in stores as early as the second week of February, as pharmacies across the country stock up for the general public after the Biden ...