ReviewEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2020
Mask use during COVID-19: A risk adjusted strategy.
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94 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Adherence to mask-wearing and its impact on the incidence and deaths of viral respiratory infectious diseases: a systematic review, meta-analysis and modelling study.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines: a systematic review.Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluating the effect of infographics on public recall, sentiment and willingness to use face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomised internet-based questionnaire study.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- How Healthcare Teams Appear to the Observer-An Approach to the Complexities of Mask-Wearing Attitudes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The Effect of Wearing an N95 Face Mask on Intraocular Pressure.Journal of ophthalmic & vision research · 2025Article
- Immunization with an mRNA DTP vaccine protects against pertussis in rats.Infection and immunity · 2024Article
- A Novel Sensible Smart Mask Using Micro Thermal-Electric Energy Conversion Elements.Micromachines · 2024Article
- Survey on pattern of myopia in school children in Hangzhou after the COVID-19 pandemic: a school-based vision screening study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Assessment of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Preparing Hygienic Condition in the Blood Donation Centers during the Outbreak of COVID-19.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2023Article
- Risk perception of compound emergencies: A household survey on flood evacuation and sheltering behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.Sustainable cities and society · 2023Article
- Association of depressive symptoms with Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale score in community-dwelling older adults living in the state of emergency.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- SARS-CoV-2 Exposure from Health Care Workers to Infants: Effects and Outcomes.American journal of perinatology · 2023Article
- Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Article
- Development of a desktop mask charger.Heliyon · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Prevention Strategies for Victoria Students within Educational Facilities: An AI-Based Modelling Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses.Gondwana research : international geoscience journal · 2023Article
- COVID-19 safe campus evaluation for universities by a hybrid interval type-2 fuzzy decision-making model.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023Article
- A convolutional neural network for face mask detection in IoT-based smart healthcare systems.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Mask-Wearing and Handwashing Behaviors of Chinese Rural Residents during the Pandemic of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Explicating gender disparity in wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
In the context of Coronavirus Disease (2019) (COVID-19) cases globally, there is a lack of consensus across cultures on whether wearing face masks is an effective physical intervention against disease transmission. This study 1) illustrates transmission routes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); 2) addresses controversies surrounding the mask from perspectives of attitude, effectiveness, and necessity of wearing the mask with evidence that the use of mask would effectively interrupt the transmission of infectious diseases in both hospital settings and community settings; and 3) provides suggestion that the public should wear the mask during COVID-19 pandemic according to local context. To achieve this goal, government should establish a risk adjusted strategy of mask use to scientifically publicize the use of masks, guarantee sufficient supply of masks, and cooperate for reducing health resources inequities.
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