Experts say the U.S. government has unintentionally encouraged a dependency on imported masks by failing to promote elastomeric respirators, a reusable mask that is domestically produced.
Tag: Masks
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You Don’t Want to Wear a Mask? Do It for Hugh Jackman
Beginning in July, Broadway will no longer require audiences to mask up. Actors and theater workers aren’t loving the idea.
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Broadway Will Drop Mask Mandate Beginning July 1
Most theaters stopped requiring proof of vaccination this spring. Now they are going “mask optional.”
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C.D.C. Dismisses Airborne Transmission of Monkeypox. Some Experts Disagree.
The virus “is not known to linger in the air,” agency officials said. But the research is far from definitive.
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Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too
An abrupt change in C.D.C. guidance underscores a little-known phenomenon: On occasion, monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosols, similar to the coronavirus.