In the wake of the coronavirus, a CDC guide for facial hair and styles that may render a face mask useless began making the rounds on social media. According to the CDC's blog, because beards don't ...

As people worry about current COVID-19 outbreaks around the world, a three-year-old graphic illustrating the effectiveness of wearing a mask with facial hair has begun to spread across social media ...

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In light of the Omicron variant and at the urging of public-health experts, the CDC has updated its mask guidelines. The agency’s new standards stress that fabric masks are the least protective ...

N95 masks require shaving beards to ensure a good fit. Masks are at the forefront of people’s minds as health care workers continue to face shortages during the coronavirus pandemic. Together with ...

When it comes to protecting yourself from the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says go with smaller mustaches over full beards. Erin Carson covered internet culture, online ...

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For decades, U.S. military leaders have prohibited service members from growing beards, arguing that facial hair not only disrupts a clean, professional appearance, but also interferes with the seal ...

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Growing a beard may seem as harmless as committing to elastic waistbands, as far as pandemic trends go. But for some, choosing to forego shaving could impact one crucial method for ending the pandemic ...