We have heard so many interpretations of research on the value of masks, that another may be unwelcome. A comprehensive review of the evidence from the prestigious UK based Cochrane Collaborative ...

This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it every wee k. In the past few weeks, the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on January 14, ...

Masks are the most visible reminders that we are still in a pandemic, and the debate over their use and other public health measures has been present since March 2020, largely along partisan lines.

Republicans are slamming the Democratic Party’s dramatic shift on mask mandates, saying the "science" it claims to follow changes with the "political winds." Exactly one year after he said the lifting ...

Even as we find ourselves in a new wave of COVID-19, the politicizers and minimizers of the pandemic won't let up. They continue to spread disinformation about both the effectiveness and safety of ...

There’s been lots of research about face masks, looking into the efficiency of surgical and respiratory masks, and ways hat people can attempt to make their own masks. In this edition of Essential ...

You may remember that Glenn Youngkin became governor of Virginia last month. Youngkin was elected in part because he promised to let parents decide whether or not their kids wear masks in school.