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Target will no longer require its staff and shoppers to wear masks inside its store as a matter of corporate policy.

Yes, it’s time to step it up to an N95 or K95 if you can, but bottom line is any mask is better than no mask, experts say

Are Bay Area counties considering lifting indoor mask mandates? NBC Bay Area has reached out to each county to get the latest guidance from local officials. We’ll be updating with new information received from health officials. Below is a county breakdown on what we know. For more COVID-19 coverage, visit nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus. The county provided the following information: Alameda County...

A recent Stanford University study reveals that wearing a surgical mask is very effective in limiting the spread of COVID-19.

A recent Stanford University study reveals that wearing a surgical mask is very effective in limiting the spread of COVID-19. Ian Cull reports.

Across the country, more anti-vaccine and anti-mask demonstrations are taking scary and violent turns

The Chicago-based music festival Lollapalooza will be requiring attendees to wear masks in any indoor spaces beginning Saturday.

In the Bay Area, the COVID-19 positivity rates have doubled and tripled in various counties in the past six weeks. Is a mask part of the solution?
Raj Mathai speaks with Dr. Monica Gandhi, infectious disease specialist at UCSF on that possibility.

California state officials on Friday said they will still require masks be worn inside school facilities after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its guidelines by allowing vaccinated teachers and students to ditch their masks on campus. Cierra Johnson reports.

California state officials on Friday said it will still require masks be worn inside school facilities after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its guidelines by allowing vaccinated teachers and students to ditch their masks on campus.

The nation’s largest union of registered nurses is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reverse its guidance on masks, saying that it is too soon to dispense with facial coverings in public settings