Strategies for supplying face masks to the population of Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Chin-Mei Liu (Author), Charles Tzu-Chi Lee (Author), Shu-Mei Chou (Author), Hai-Yun Ko (Author), Jen-Hsin Wang (Author), Yi-Chien Chih (Author), Chia-Chi Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The use of face masks has become ubiquitous in Taiwan during the early COVID-19 pandemic. A name-based rationing system was established to enable the population of Taiwan to purchase face masks. This study is to assess the extent and fairness of face mask supply to the public in...