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 …

Breathing, speaking, coughing or sneezing: What drives transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2?

V Stadnytskyi, P Anfinrud, A Bax - Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus is highly contagious, as demonstrated by numerous well‐
documented superspreading events. The infection commonly starts in the upper respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of face mask or respirator use in indoor public settings for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection—California, February–December 2021

KL Andrejko - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022 - cdc.gov
Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use in Indoor Public Settings for Prevention of
SARS-CoV-2 Infection — California, February–December 2021 | MMWR Skip directly to site …

Medical masks versus N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 among health care workers: a randomized trial

M Loeb, A Bartholomew, M Hashmi… - Annals of internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
Background: It is uncertain if medical masks offer similar protection against COVID-19
compared with N95 respirators. Objective: To determine whether medical masks are …

Current insights into respiratory virus transmission and potential implications for infection control programs: a narrative review

M Klompas, DK Milton, C Rhee, MA Baker… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Policies to prevent respiratory virus transmission in health care settings have traditionally
divided organisms into Droplet versus Airborne categories. Droplet organisms (for example …

[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 …

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments: A comprehensive review

J Shen, M Kong, B Dong, MJ Birnkrant… - … and Technology for the …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths and great economic loss globally.
There has been substantial evidence supporting the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …

Failures of quarantine systems for preventing COVID‐19 outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand

L Grout, A Katar, D Ait Ouakrim… - Medical Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To identify COVID‐19 quarantine system failures in Australia and New Zealand.
Design, setting, participants Observational epidemiological study of travellers in managed …

Quantifying the health benefits of face masks and respirators to mitigate exposure to severe air pollution

JK Kodros, K O'Dell, JM Samet, C L'Orange… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Familiarity with the use of face coverings to reduce the risk of respiratory disease has
increased during the coronavirus pandemic; however, recommendations for their use …

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 …