Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.7326/M20-2567 and PMC identifier 7277485.
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Abstract
As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed across the world, governments, international agencies, policymakers, and public health officials began recommending widespread use of nonmedical cloth masks to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The authors of this article suggest that there is convincing evidence to support this recommendation.
Medical subject headings
- Coronavirus Infections
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Masks
- Pandemics
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Textiles