NPR looks into several reasons people give for not wearing masks. Health. Why Some People Don't Wear Masks. July 1, 2020 4:08 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Maria Godoy ...

As a high-risk disabled person who depends on others to keep me safe, I have written about the importance of masking, and I advocate for mask mandates in health care settings.But those individual ...

A mask is meant to work in two different ways: by containing the wearer’s germs and filtering out other people’s germs. If two people are wearing masks that trap some of the particles they ...

And people who followed the CDC’s initial advice – to avoid wearing a mask if you’re healthy – may have felt cheated or wronged when the CDC recommended them in mid-April.

But health experts say the evidence is clear that masks can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and that the more people wearing masks, the better. We talked to UC San Francisco epidemiologist George ...

These are the states requiring people to wear masks when out in public By Allen Kim , Scottie Andrew and James Froio , CNN 10 minute read ...

ICE agents wearing masks have prompted criminals to imitate the behavior to commit kidnappings and carjackings, Mayes said.

The federal government should prohibit the wearing of masks by ICE agents and require them to properly identify themselves.

In a post-COVID-19 world, people who perceive themselves as less attractive than others are more likely to keep wearing masks when they're highly motivated to make a good impression. That's ...

Second, there were attempts to bolster the first message, that ordinary people didn’t need masks, by telling people that masks, especially medical-grade respirator masks (such as the N95 masks ...

COVID masks stopped people from smiling — they’re taking lessons to relearn By . Emily Lefroy. Published June 5, 2023. Updated June 5, 2023, 7:56 p.m. ET. Explore More ...