N95 masks

The grocery chain will distribute N95 masks in its stores, but details are pending. Previously, Walgreens, CVS, Walmart and Winn-Dixie were among the retailers to say they would offer the masks.

Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. Every person is allowed to receive up to three masks.

The White House announced that the masks will come from the government's Strategic National Stockpile, which has more than 750 million on hand.

The CDC says high-filtration masks like N95s provide the best protection against COVID. Here's how to find a good one, avoid the fakes, how to fit them and how long to wear them.

To block a variant this transmissible, scientists say you need an N95 or other high-filtration mask. Here's how to find a good one and when to wear it.

Medical products manufacturer DemeTech moved into masks early during the COVID pandemic but now is left holding millions of them. What happened?

Changes would allow N95 sales for industries other than health care and signal an end to the hospital practice of reusing the masks considered essential for worker safety.

The bill, approved by the House Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee, would allow practitioners to purchase personal protective equipment from the state during declared emergencies.

Masks imitating the real thing are flooding U.S. ports, and authorities can hardly keep pace. On Thursday, authorities seized 1.7 million fakes in New York and a senator called for a national probe.

A third of Venezuela's reported COVID deaths are frontline healthcare workers. Efforts are underway to protect them – but the regime may block the help.