[HTML][HTML] Face mask is an efficient tool to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and some factors increase the probability of its adoption

O Damette, TLD Huynh - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study examines the dynamic impact of face mask use on both infected cases and
fatalities at a global scale by using a rich set of panel data econometrics. An increase of …

[HTML][HTML] Association between COVID-19 outcomes and mask mandates, adherence, and attitudes

D Adjodah, K Dinakar, M Chinazzi, SP Fraiberger… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We extend previous studies on the impact of masks on COVID-19 outcomes by investigating
an unprecedented breadth and depth of health outcomes, geographical resolutions, types of …

Face masks, public policies and slowing the spread of COVID-19: Evidence from Canada

A Karaivanov, SE Lu, H Shigeoka, C Chen… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - Elsevier
We estimate the impact of indoor face mask mandates and other non-pharmaceutical
interventions (NPI) on COVID-19 case growth in Canada. Mask mandate introduction was …

[HTML][HTML] Mask or no mask for COVID-19: A public health and market study

T Li, Y Liu, M Li, X Qian, SY Dai - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Efficient strategies to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are
peremptory to relieve the negatively impacted public health and global economy, with the …

Mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Aravindakshan, J Boehnke, E Gholami, A Nayak - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background Masks have been widely recommended as a precaution against COVID-19
transmission. Several studies have shown the efficacy of masks at curbing droplet …

Mask mandates and COVID-19 related symptoms in the US

M Nguyen - ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study investigates the extent to which the Public Mask Mandate, a policy that
requires the use of face masks in public, can protect people from developing COVID-19 …

Modeling COVID-19 mortality across 44 countries: face covering may reduce deaths

S Motallebi, RCY Cheung, B Mohit, S Shahabi… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Despite ongoing efforts to vaccinate communities against COVID-19, the
necessity of face mask use in controlling the pandemic remains subject to debate. Several …

A modelling framework to assess the likely effectiveness of facemasks in combination with 'lock-down'in managing the COVID-19 pandemic

ROJH Stutt, R Retkute, M Bradley… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
COVID-19 is characterized by an infectious pre-symptomatic period, when newly infected
individuals can unwittingly infect others. We are interested in what benefits facemasks could …

[HTML][HTML] Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Badillo-Goicoechea, TH Chang, E Kim, S LaRocca… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Guidelines and recommendations from public health authorities related to face
masks have been essential in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed the …

Assessing the effectiveness of mandatory outdoor mask policy: the natural experiment of Campania

V Alfano, L Cicatiello, S Ercolano - Economics & Human Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Face masks are possibly the main symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once rarely used in
Western countries, in the last two years they have become an object it is impossible to leave …