An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

Howard, Jeremy; Huang, Austin; Li, Zhiyuan; Tüfekçi, Zeynep; Ždı́mal, Vladimı́r; van der Westhuizen, Helene‐Mari; von Delft, Arne; Price, Amy; Fridman, Lex; Tang, Lei‐Han; Tang, Viola; L. Watson, Gregory; E. Bax, Christina; Shaikh, Reshama; Questier, Frederik; Hernandez, Danny; F. Chu, Larry; M. Ramirez, Christina; W. Rimoin, Anne

doi:10.1073/pnas.2014564118

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An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Jan 11, 2021

Authors:

Jeremy Howard

Austin Huang

Zhiyuan Li

Abstract

The science around the use of masks by the public to impede COVID-19 transmission is advancing rapidly. In this narrative review, we develop an analytical framework to examine mask usage, synthesizing the relevant literature to inform multiple areas: population impact, transmission characteristics, ...

Subject

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Face masks

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

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