Masking for COVID-19 and other respiratory viral infections: implications of the available evidence

• Main Authors: Daniel T. Halperin (Author), Shira Doron (Author), Stephen Hodgins (Author), Robert C. Bailey (Author), Stefan Baral (Author), Rajiv Bhatia (Author), Jeanne Noble (Author), Monica Gandhi (Author), Norman Hearst (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The use of face masks has been widely promoted and at times mandated to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The 2023 publication of an updated Cochrane review on mask effectiveness for respiratory viruses as well as the unfolding epidemiology of COVID-19 underscore the need for an unbiased...