ReviewThe Science of the total environment2021
Disposable face masks and reusable face coverings as non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants that cause coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Role of new sustainable NPI design innovations and predictive mathematical modelling.
Review in The Science of the total environment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- Environmental impact of increased soap consumption during COVID-19 pandemic: Biodegradable soap production and sustainable packaging.The Science of the total environment · 2021Pooled it
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- Epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in children in Pudong, Shanghai: analysis of seven respiratory test results from 2018 to 2023.Virology journal · 2026Article
- A laboratory-focussed desk review of health systems in Uganda, Kenya, and the UK to respond to current and future pandemics.Journal of global health · 2025Review
- Non-healthcare system interventions and COVID-19 daily cases: a multilevel time series analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Factors influencing mask use and physical distancing for COVID-19: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Review
- Impact of non-pharmacological interventions on incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: a large population-based observational study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Observational
- Vaccination strategies impact the probability of outbreak extinction: A case study of COVID-19 transmission.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Hybrid-Capture Target Enrichment in Human Pathogens: Identification, Evolution, Biosurveillance, and Genomic Epidemiology.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Impact of Covid -19 incidence rate and government-initiated risk communication measures on individual's NPI practices.PloS one · 2024Article
- Non-pharmaceutical interventions to combat COVID-19 in the Americas described through daily sub-national data.Scientific data · 2023Article
- Challenges and future opportunities to unlock the critical supply chain of personal and protective equipment (PPE) encompassing decontamination and reuse under emergency use authorization (EUA) conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: Through a reflective circularity and sustainability lens.The Science of the total environment · 2023Review
- Carbon footprint assessment of face masks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Based on different protective performance and applicable scenarios.Journal of cleaner production · 2023Article
- Lag-time effects of vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in German hospitals and intensive-care units.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Attitudes and perceptions towards public health safety measures during a global health crisis: Social and personal consequences.PloS one · 2023Article
- Electrospun nanofibrous membrane with antibacterial and antiviral properties decorated with Myoporum bontioides extract and silver-doped carbon nitride nanoparticles for medical masks application.Separation and purification technology · 2022Article
- Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Controlling Airborne Viruses: Present Status, Standardization of Aerosol Filtration Tests, and Future Development.ACS environmental Au · 2022Review
- Application of COVID-19 single-use shredded nitrile gloves in structural concrete: Case study from Australia.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Delay in the Effect of Restricting Community Mobility on the Spread of COVID-19 During the First Wave in the United States.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Nanomaterials to combat SARS-CoV-2: Strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Best-published evidence supports the combined use of vaccines with non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), to reduce the relative risk of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19; this will enable a safe transition to achieving herd immunity. Albeit complex, the strategic public health goal is to bundle NPIs to keep the basic reproduction number R
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