How effective is a mask in preventing COVID19 infection?

Y Wang, Z Deng, D Shi - Medical devices & sensors, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… Some studies explored the impact of mask use during influenza by establishing a population
transmission model from an epidemiological perspective. The results showed possibility of …

[HTML][HTML] To mask or not to mask: Modeling the potential for face mask use by the general public to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic

SE Eikenberry, M Mancuso, E Iboi, T Phan… - Infectious disease …, 2020 - Elsevier
… In summary, the benefit to routine face mask use by the general public during the COVID-19
masks that may synergize with, not replace, other control and mitigation measures. …

[HTML][HTML] Mask or no mask for COVID-19: A public health and market study

T Li, Y Liu, M Li, X Qian, SY Dai - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
mask use and the COVID-19 transmission rate, including the mask aerosol reduction rate,
mask availability, and mask … We then evaluate the impact of wearing face masks on flattening …

Mask use during COVID-19: A risk adjusted strategy

J Wang, L Pan, S Tang, JS Ji, X Shi - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
… of wearing the mask with evidence that the use of mask would … should wear the mask during
COVID-19 pandemic according to … of mask use to scientifically publicize the use of masks, …

A technical review of face mask wearing in preventing respiratory COVID-19 transmission

M Liao, H Liu, X Wang, X Hu, Y Huang, X Liu… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
… At the point of writing this review, more clinical trials and related research studies have
shown that the use of face masks as personal protective equipment (PPE) is valuable to prevent …

Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic

S Feng, C Shen, N Xia, W Song, M Fan… - The Lancet Respiratory …, 2020 - thelancet.com
… face masks among health-care workers and the general public. We compared face mask use
… those in health-care settings should use face masks, discrepancies were observed in the …

[PDF][PDF] Mask use in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 1 December 2020

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
… to the use of masks for reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,
and … It contains updated evidence and guidance on the following:• mask management; …

Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Betsch, L Korn, P Sprengholz… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
masks to control the spread of COVID-19, for example, in settings where physical distancing
cannot be achieved (1). Countries increasingly require masks … Due to ths delay, usage data …

[HTML][HTML] Who is wearing a mask? Gender-, age-, and location-related differences during the COVID-19 pandemic

MH Haischer, R Beilfuss, MR Hart, L Opielinski… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
mask use by gender expression, estimated age, and location. We hypothesized that, without
a mandate, mask use … Additionally, that mask use would be greater among older adults (>65 …

[HTML][HTML] Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Badillo-Goicoechea, TH Chang, E Kim, S LaRocca… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
… the evolution of mask usage across different countries over time during the COVID-19 pandemic
… factors were associated with the decision to wear a mask. For this, we leveraged a novel …