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As highly contagious coronavirus variants spread, health experts in the Mountain West and beyond are urging people to upgrade and double up their masks.
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As President Joe Biden calls for a 100-day mask challenge, a new study finds the majority of adults in the U.S. still don't wear masks consistently when they socialize with people outside of their household.
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The U.S. saw its highest number of COVID-19 deaths this week. Meanwhile, in Montana, the newly elected governor is planning to rescind its statewide mask order.
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As hospitals around the Mountain West run out of space, some patients are fleeing to states that have more health mandates, which further burdens states that have been more aggressive in fighting COVID-19.
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Of Dragons And Norms: The Psychology Of Wearing Masks During A PandemicDespite some confusion early in the pandemic about the benefits of wearing a mask, scientific experts have since cleared the matter up: masks help reduce the spread of COVID-19.What underlies our decision to wear a mask?
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'Pure Negativity': Division Over Pandemic Creates Challenges, Opportunities In Rural Facebook GroupsSoon after Walmart announced it would require customers to wear masks, someone posted an article about the announcement in a closed Facebook group called…
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Colorado is the latest state in the Mountain West to issue a mask requirement, joining Nevada and New Mexico. According to the Association of State and…
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Models developed by mathematical epidemiologists project that tens of thousands of lives across the U.S. can be saved by more people wearing face masks.
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They're made of cotton. Or polyester. Or paper. Or polypropylene. Here's what researchers say about the effectiveness of the different types of face masks during this pandemic.
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Three months after going dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic, museums in Colorado are beginning to reopen their doors. But like everyone, they're adjusting…