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As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, the CDC says wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask offers increased protection against the virus.

CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against Coronavirus

Laurel Wamsley

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New research found that wearing a cloth mask over a medical mask significantly boosts protection against droplets that can transmit the virus. Knotting the ear loops of surgical masks also helps.

Leigh Anne Balzekas and Kristine Ownley of the Disco Dolls in Seminole Heights started making masks out of fabric scraps after the CDC issued new COVID-19 protection guidelines.

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Tampa Boutique Turns Fabric Scraps Into Masks After CDC Issues New Guidelines

Daylina Miller

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Companies around the country are switching gears to help out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Breweries and cosmetic companies are making hand sanitizer....

Surgeon General Jerome Adams recommends all Americans wear a cloth face mask to slow the spread of COVID19.

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Masks4Jax Distributing Thousands of Cloth Masks to Fight COVID Pandemic

Melissa Ross

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The Centers for Disease Control is now recommending that everyone wear a cloth face mask whenever we go anywhere outside our homes. To help make more...