The White House announced on Wednesday that it is making 400 million N95 masks available for free, part of a series of actions aimed at combating the growing omicron variant. The masks will be available for collection at “tens of thousands of local pharmacies” as … Read More

NIOSH approves many types of filtering respirators. The most accessible are N95 respirator, but other types (N99, N100, P95, P99, P100, R95, R99 and R100) provide the same or better protection as an N95 respirator. Lists of NIOSH-approved respirators can be found on the NIOSH-approved … Read More

Several school boards in Ontario are seeking to hire staff for emergency replacement who are not certified, as the Omicron wave has led to staff shortages. Several leaders of teachers’ unions in the province told Star that non-certified staff who come in to supervise students … Read More

DEAR HARRIETTE: I started at a new job and I have a bit of a hard time getting used to working remotely in this new position. Harriette Cole To begin with, my company is medium-sized, but it seems huge when I meet people via Zoom. … Read More

By Katherine Dillinger and John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask information to the American public on Friday, including clarifying that certain types of masks and respirators offer more protection against coronavirus than others, and to provide … Read More

With the personal schooling resumes Ontario on Monday, shield children from COVID infection in the classroom is again at the forefront of many parents. While the children were at home, the highly contagious, more vaccine-resistant Omicron variant spread incredibly much throughout the province and the … Read More

SOME PEOPLE TRYING TO DO THE OPPOSITE. >> IT WOULD BE A VERY FOOSHLI SUGGESTION. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHICH WAY THIS INFECTION SHOULD GO, BY PURPOSE EXHIBITION OF YOURSELF, YOU HAVE NO IDEA, HOW COMPLICATED YOUR DISEASE CAN BE OR SHOCK ABOUT YOU. >> … Read More

By Keesha Harewood Global news Posted January 10, 2022 2:14 PM Smaller font Decrease the font size of the article –ONE Larger font Increase the font size of the article ONE+ While COVID-19 continues to evolve, so does masking. To remedy any confusion that may … Read More

The Shape’s famous mask, as seen in Halloween Kills.Screenshot: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Halloween kills comes on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow – and we have a look at one of the bonus features. All in all, the release includes the original theatrical version … Read More

The new omicron variant led to higher infection rates, breaks in personal learning and proof that COVID-19 will definitely not go anywhere – at least not in a little while. This inevitably also means that mask wearing will continue as we navigate in the coming … Read More