COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask …

K Escandón, AL Rasmussen, II Bogoch… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the
unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

COVID‐19 as an occupational disease

C Carlsten, M Gulati, S Hines, C Rose… - American journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 permeates all aspects of society worldwide. Initial medical reports …

A SARS-CoV-2 cluster in an acute care hospital

M Klompas, MA Baker, C Rhee, R Tucker… - Annals of Internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: Little is known about clusters of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in acute care hospitals. Objective: To describe the detection …

[HTML][HTML] Maximizing fit for cloth and medical procedure masks to improve performance and reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission and exposure, 2021

JT Brooks - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2021 - cdc.gov
Maximizing Fit for Cloth and Medical Procedure Masks to Improve Performance and Reduce
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Exposure, 2021 | MMWR Skip directly to site content Skip …

Effects of wearing face masks while using different speaking styles in noise on speech intelligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic

H Yi, A Pingsterhaus, W Song - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the recommended/required use of face masks in
public. The use of a face mask compromises communication, especially in the presence of …

[HTML][HTML] The protective performance of reusable cloth face masks, disposable procedure masks, KN95 masks and N95 respirators: Filtration and total inward leakage

S Duncan, P Bodurtha, S Naqvi - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Face coverings are a key component of preventive health measure strategies to mitigate the
spread of respiratory illnesses. In this study five groups of masks were investigated that are …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19: Epidemiology, virology, and prevention

K McIntosh, MS Hirsch, A Bloom - UpToDate. Available online …, 2021 - hoiyhoctphcm.org.vn
Coronaviruses are important human and animal pathogens. At the end of 2019, a novel
coronavirus was identified as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in …

Experimental evidence that changing beliefs about mask efficacy and social norms increase mask wearing for COVID-19 risk reduction: Results from the United States …

SE Bokemper, M Cucciniello, T Rotesi, P Pin, AA Malik… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In the absence of widespread vaccination for COVID-19, governments and public health
officials have advocated for the public to wear masks during the pandemic. The decision to …

Strategies to minimize SARS-CoV-2 transmission in classroom settings: combined impacts of ventilation and mask effective filtration efficiency

DA Rothamer, S Sanders, D Reindl… - … and Technology for the …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Strong evidence exists indicating that aerosol transmission of the novel coronavirus SARS-
CoV-2 is a significant transmission modality. We experimentally evaluated the impact of …

A comparison of performance metrics for cloth masks as source control devices for simulated cough and exhalation aerosols

WG Lindsley, FM Blachere, DH Beezhold… - Aerosol Science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Universal mask wearing is recommended to help control the spread of COVID-19. Masks
reduce the expulsion of aerosols of respiratory fluids into the environment (called source …