The experts we spoke to disagreed on this. Sharon Nachman, MD, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children's Hospital in New York and one of the country's foremost ...

Around the time his son was turning 2 last year, Chris Hassan started seeing stories about families with young kids getting removed from planes because their young children wouldn't wear masks. "We ...

Kids shouldn’t be forced to wear face masks, additional researchers argue, after a study found evidence of unacceptable carbon dioxide levels reached after 3 minutes of wear. A research letter ...

Many kids across the country now have the option to show off their smiles throughout the day. It's a change for children who have gotten used to wearing face coverings since returning to in-person ...

Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says respirators — among them N95 and KN95 face masks — offer more protection than cloth masks, it does not specify which type of face covering is ...

As the omicron variant spreads and COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country, many public health experts recommend upgrading to a more protective mask. This advice comes at a time when lots ...

Michigan has ordered anyone over age 2 to wear masks outside the home. As COVID-19 vaccinations increase and cases begin a downward trend, states are slowly rolling back health guidance such as ...

Kids ages 2-4 are now required to have face coverings while in public spaces and places like camps or daycare centers. Previously, the rule only extended to kids as young as 5. Michigan Gov. Gretchen ...