A COVID screener gets ready for a nasal swab testing in Hartford in December 2021. Credit: Yehyun Kim / ctmirror.org CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create ...

Registered nurses performs a N95 mask fit test and wear a qualitative test hood for a scent test, at the new ICU wing at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. (Photo by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via ...

EAST HAVEN, CT — The planned Sunday distribution was scuttled due to forecasted bad weather. But East Haven doesn't give up. This Sunday, the at-home rapid test kits, and N95 masks, will be ...

The Delta variant is not only twice as contagious as previous variants, but the rate of hospitalization is about double that of the Alpha variant, according to a study out of Scotland. Now that the ...

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Here is an example of health care professionals in Oakland California, undergoing fit testing for N95 respiratory masks. A person sprays in a substance to determine if the person can smell or taste it ...

With skyrocketing demand and limited supplies of protective gear, hospital workers across the U.S. have been fashioning their own makeshift masks during the pandemic. Though there’s an array of ...

The only federal lab that regularly performs N95 testing is in Pennsylvania. “The state of Colorado has now designated CSU as, essentially, an emergency substitute for standard federal testing, to be ...

PHOENIX - A Maricopa County healthcare center that serves tens of thousands of patients is offering COVID-19 testing, free N95 masks and test kits for residents. Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health ...