Fortunately, there are now many mask options for kids, including high-performing cloth masks with built-in filters as well as disposable KN95 and surgical-style masks.

(You can cut the surgical mask to fit the pocket if need be.) She says HEPA filters cut out from the filters used in portable air cleaners work very well (here's her how-to video).

Sold from a shop with great five-star reviews, the Kids Face Mask With Filter Pocket ($10) comes in five kid-friendly patterns and easily fits a filter in between its three cotton layers.

The CDC is expected to recommend that all Americans wear masks in public. Here's how to make the most effective mask possible, using stuff you have lying around the house.

Here are simple methods you can use at home to make your own cloth face mask with a filter to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted a no-sew mask pattern using a bandanna and a coffee filter as well as a video on making masks using rubber bands and folded fabrics found ...

Heavy duty N95 and KN95 masks are best at warding of COVID-19, while commonly worn surgical and cloth face coverings filter only about 10 percent of exhaled aerosols, according to a new study.

Like most surgical masks, this fabric mask has a middle filter layer made of liquid-repellent non-woven polypropylene, making it much harder for droplets to escape or enter.

Surgical masks Filter large particles If both an infected person and an uninfected person wear surgical masks and are within six feet of each other, it can take just one hour for transmission.