COVID-19 vaccination and mask wearing behaviors in the United States, August 2020 - June 2021ABSTRACTView further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-7802awag@umich.eduAbram L WagnerView further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-2008...
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outbreaks in schools were more severe when an adult was the first case, and mask wearing by adults significantly reduced secondary cases, according to the report published online Dec. 20 inFrontiers in Public Health.
The key to proper mask choices is striking a balance between comfort, fit and filtration level. "Wearing an appropriate mask with a proper fit has been effective to this point in the pandemic and will continue to be effective," said Dr. John O'Horo, infectious disease specialist at the May...
As COVID-19 is present in saliva,2 wearing the medical mask stops the transmission of this disease in droplets and aerosols. As patients may be asymptomatic and the reactivation of this disease is possible,3, 4 wearing masks by asymptomatic individuals is strongly recommended. In addition to th...
Mask wearing became mandatory in the Czech Republic on March 18, and its Prime Minister Andrej Babis has recommended this practice to European and U.S. leaders. On March 19, Babis in a tweet message called on Trump to adopt the measure to curb the virus's spread. "Wearing a simple cloth...
DUBLIN, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Ireland will remove the rules of mandatory mask wearing in indoor public facilities and on public transport starting from Feb. 28, said the Irish government on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the specific protective measures currently in place in primary and secondary schools as...
Our results show that changes in adherence were empirically meaningful and geographically widespread. While a low-cost and habituating behaviour (mask wearing) exhibited a linear rise in adherence, high-cost and sensitizing behaviours (physical distancing) declined, but this decline decelerated over ...
Viewpoint Preventing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 With Masks and Other “Low-tech” Interventions Andrea M. Lerner, MD, MS; Gregory K. Folkers, MS, MPH; Anthony S. Fauci, MD JAMA JAMA Insights Effectiveness of Mask Wearing to Control Community Spread of SARS-CoV-2 John T. Brooks, MD; ...