Assessing the Impact of Mask Usage on COVID-19 Transmission Using a Computer Simulation

R Lacson, P Veldkamp, C Zapanta - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is highly contagious and causes
substantial morbidity and mortality. Mask usage has been advocated by health professionals …

Mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Aravindakshan, J Boehnke, E Gholami, A Nayak - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background Masks have been widely recommended as a precaution against COVID-19
transmission. Several studies have shown the efficacy of masks at curbing droplet …

Effects of Different Mask Policies in 2020: A Comparative Analysis

XJ Liu - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
The research around the public's usage of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is
developing quickly. In this work, we analyzed data from 50 nations to assess the long-term …

Effectiveness of face masks in reducing the spread of COVID-19: a model-based analysis

IJ Rao, JJ Vallon, ML Brandeau - Medical Decision Making, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The World Health Organization and US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommend that both infected and susceptible people wear face masks to protect …

[PDF][PDF] Mask-Ematics: Modeling the Effects of Masks in COVID-19 Transmission in High-Risk Environments. Epidemiologia 2021, 2, 207–226

A Morciglio, B Zhang, G Chowell, JM Hyman, Y Jiang - 2021 - academia.edu
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented burden on public health and
strained the worldwide economy. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has been predominantly …

[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
Efficient strategies to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are
peremptory to relieve the negatively impacted public health and global economy, with the …

Mass mask-wearing notably reduces COVID-19 transmission

G Leech, C Rogers-Smith, JB Sandbrink, B Snodin… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Mask-wearing has been a controversial measure to control the COVID-19 pandemic. While
masks are known to substantially reduce disease transmission in healthcare settings [–] …

Assessing the impact of widespread respirator use in curtailing COVID-19 transmission in the United States

CN Ngonghala, JR Knitter, L Marinacci, MH Bonds… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Dynamic models are used to assess the impact of three types of face masks–cloth masks,
surgical/procedure masks and respirators–in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in the …

[HTML][HTML] Bidirectional impact of imperfect mask use on reproduction number of COVID-19: a next generation matrix approach

DN Fisman, AL Greer, AR Tuite - Infectious Disease Modelling, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of masks as a means of reducing transmission of COVID-19 outside healthcare
settings has proved controversial. Masks are thought to have two modes of effect: they …

[HTML][HTML] Mask-ematics: modeling the effects of masks in COVID-19 transmission in high-risk environments

A Morciglio, B Zhang, G Chowell, JM Hyman, Y Jiang - Epidemiologia, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented burden on public health and
strained the worldwide economy. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has been predominantly …