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Mask use during COVID-19: A risk adjusted strategy.

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Wang, J; Pan, L; Tang, S; Ji, JS; Shi, X
Published in: Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
November 2020

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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Published In

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

DOI

EISSN

1873-6424

ISSN

0269-7491

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

266

Issue

Pt 1

Start / End Page

115099

Related Subject Headings

  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Risk Adjustment
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Pandemics
  • Masks
  • Humans
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Coronavirus
  • COVID-19
 

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Wang, J., Pan, L., Tang, S., Ji, J. S., & Shi, X. (2020). Mask use during COVID-19: A risk adjusted strategy. Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 266(Pt 1), 115099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115099
Wang, Jiao, Lijun Pan, Song Tang, John S. Ji, and Xiaoming Shi. “Mask use during COVID-19: A risk adjusted strategy.Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 266, no. Pt 1 (November 2020): 115099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115099.
Wang J, Pan L, Tang S, Ji JS, Shi X. Mask use during COVID-19: A risk adjusted strategy. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 2020 Nov;266(Pt 1):115099.
Wang, Jiao, et al. “Mask use during COVID-19: A risk adjusted strategy.Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), vol. 266, no. Pt 1, Nov. 2020, p. 115099. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115099.
Wang J, Pan L, Tang S, Ji JS, Shi X. Mask use during COVID-19: A risk adjusted strategy. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 2020 Nov;266(Pt 1):115099.
Journal cover image

Published In

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

DOI

EISSN

1873-6424

ISSN

0269-7491

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

266

Issue

Pt 1

Start / End Page

115099

Related Subject Headings

  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Risk Adjustment
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Pandemics
  • Masks
  • Humans
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Coronavirus
  • COVID-19