For sale masks are seen displayed on a clothesline in the front yard of a house in Los Angeles on July 20, 2020.Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty ImagesA homemade cloth face mask likely needs two or three layers to be effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus, according to an observational study published…
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The use of face masks are a crucial weapon in the fight against COVID-19, but there has been some seemingly conflicting advice from health authorities on wearing them while exercising.The World Health Organization has said that wearing a mask while exercising is not a good…
As health experts urge the public to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, they continue to get pushback. Among the arguments of skeptics: If masks can’t fully protect me against COVID-19, what is the point of wearing them?Scientists’ counterargument is that masks can help reduce the severity of the disease caused by…
The wearing of masks has sparked political and legal battles in the US Florida, the new epicentre, posted more than 11 000 new cases and 128 deaths FridayThe epidemic is meanwhile spreading to new parts of the country - Idaho, Tennessee, MississippiThe United States' Covid-19 epidemic is once more blowing up at an exponential rate,…
LOS ANGELES — Masks are necessary to combat America’s resurgent coronavirus pandemic. But at this point, they may no longer be enough. Patterns that have emerged in countries that are faring much better than the United States suggest we won’t bring the virus to heel until we start locking down hot spots as well.On Wednesday, Dr.…
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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
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