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Face masks
French company is recycling used face masks into useful objects
Jun 10, 2022
The company takes used and discarded symbols of the pandemic and turns them into items such as coat hangers and classroom rulers.
What about wearing a mask in stores or at work?
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Rose Conlon
May 14, 2021
Despite new CDC guidance, businesses and workplaces will likely still require masks for now.
Texas, Mississippi lift COVID mask mandates
Mar 3, 2021
Texas businesses can open at 100% capacity in a week. In Mississippi, mask and distancing recommendations are now in place.
New viral variants spur calls for better masks
Jan 28, 2021
Front-line workers are especially at risk indoors. Wearing a cloth and surgical mask together is an option to N95s, one doctor says.
Chinese businesses take stock a year after their pandemic pivot
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 14, 2021
A tea shop supplier and a brush manufacturer switched to making masks after the lockdown. But the gamble didn't pay off.
People are growing tired of COVID-19 safety measures, even as the virus surges
Nov 10, 2020
The human body isn't wired to stay in a constant state of fight-or-flight.
What Biden's COVID task force can do before inauguration
Nov 9, 2020
One immunization expert says the Biden team should be talking to state leaders about what they'll need to roll out vaccines.
For public good, not for profit.
In France, outdoor mask requirements are seen by some as good for business
Sep 18, 2020
One community that adopted the requirements early says the change has been good for business.
Will it work to fine people who refuse to wear a mask?
by
Scott Tong
Sep 16, 2020
To encourage a certain behavior, policymakers can choose carrots or sticks. There's evidence that the sticks are more effective.
No mask? Behavioral scientists on how we make pandemic decisions.
by
Scott Tong
Jul 28, 2020
Public health professionals have been advocating for masks for months, yet pockets of stiff resistance remain.