The US company that makes the masks, 3M, has been prohibited from exporting its medical products to other countries under a Korean-War-era law invoked by President Donald Trump. Should more of us ...

For a NIOSH-approved N95 mask you can likely find online or at a local retailer, the 3M Aura mask is a solid and affordable choice. It offers protection from both smoke and virus particles.

The masks use three layers of filtration to filter out at least 95% of all non-oil-based airborne particles. These 3M face masks, meantime, are also NIOSH-approved and are used to help filter out ...