THE ANSWER Yes, wearing a mask can help protect you from getting COVID-19, even if others aren’t wearing them. But experts say universal masking offers the most protection from COVID-19.

This FDA-approved mask offers a high level of protection (it meets ASTM Level 3 standards, which you can read more about here), and is a Wirecutter pick for a surgical mask, with the site noting ...

Experts say wearing a mask in public when others aren’t can protect from COVID-19 as some states lift virus mask mandates. What to know about one-way masking.

Yes. N95s offer the most protection, followed by surgical masks and then cloth masks. However, the fit of a mask matters greatly.

Just how much medical cloth masks protect individuals against COVID-19 fueled debate throughout the pandemic with Leana Wen, M.D., a medical analyst for CNN, famously declaring that they were ...

In a perfect world, everyone would mask until this surge was over. My mask would protect you, and yours would protect me. But we don’t live in a perfect world.

An N95 mask “will offer some protection,” when it’s worn properly, the CDC says. N95 masks filter out up to 95% of airborne particles, including the microscopic ones in wildfire smoke, which ...

Double masking, with a cloth mask worn over a surgical mask, can offer increased protection and a better fit. Unlike some other masks, surgical masks cannot be reused, according to the FDA.

A mask can still offer you some protection against COVID-19, even if everyone else isn't wearing one, experts say.

THE ANSWER Yes, wearing a mask can help protect you from getting COVID-19, even if others aren’t wearing them. But experts say universal masking offers the most protection from COVID-19.