ArticleLancet (London, England)2021
Ten scientific reasons in support of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
Article in Lancet (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 408 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
408 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Emerging Viral Zoonotic Diseases, 2016-2026.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Viral cultures for assessing airborne infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and associated risk factors in healthcare workers: systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- It's not just droplets: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the modes of transmission of Group AFrontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The Risk of Aircraft-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Transmission during Commercial Flights: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Generation of Aerosols by Noninvasive Respiratory Support Modalities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Masking strategy to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19: An umbrella meta-analysis.Infection, disease & health · 2023Pooled it
- SARS-CoV-2 air sampling: A systematic review on the methodologies for detection and infectivity.Indoor air · 2022Pooled it
- Lessons from a Year of COVID-19 in Zambia: Reported Attendance and Mask Wearing at Large Gatherings in Rural Communities.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Trial
- Mapping Reported Modes of Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) to Humans: A Scoping Review.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Nipah virus in the era of global connectivity: molecular evolution, transmission risk, and preparedness strategies.Virus genes · 2026Review
- A Novel Air-Liquid Interface Exposure System for Continuous Gas Exposure of Airway Epithelial Cells: Exposure of NOJournal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2026Article
- Reframing Pandemic Preparedness: Why Positive-Pressure Exposure Control Merits Formal Public Health Evaluation.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Beyond Infection-Indoor Airborne Pathogens as Contributors to Respiratory Inflammation and Immune Dysregulation: A Narrative Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Portable, Foldable Negative-Pressure Aerosol-Containment System (FNPACS) for Aerosol Control During Aerosol-Generating Procedures.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Understanding and addressing the obstacles to a trial of face masks in schools: a mixed-methods feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Is There an Optimal Wavelength for Germicidal Ultraviolet Air Disinfection?Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Ventilator-integrated humidified cold atmospheric plasma enables safe eradication of lung cancer cells and supports respiratory therapeutic applications.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Differential association of fluticasone furoate and budesonide with clinically detected COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Article
348 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
6 authors.
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