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 …

Insights for COVID-19 in 2023

FJM Sánchez, M Martínez-Sellés… - Revista Española …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Predictions for a near end of the pandemic by the World Health Organization should be
interpreted with caution. Current evidence indicates that the efficacy of a fourth dose of …

Effectiveness of mask wearing to control community spread of SARS-CoV-2

JT Brooks, JC Butler - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the efficacy of community
mask wearing to reduce the spread of respiratory infections was controversial because there …

Inward and outward effectiveness of cloth masks, a surgical mask, and a face shield

J Pan, C Harb, W Leng, LC Marr - Aerosol Science and Technology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We evaluated the effectiveness of 11 face coverings for material filtration efficiency, inward
protection efficiency on a manikin, and outward protection efficiency on a manikin. At the …

[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 …

Respiratory aerosols and droplets in the transmission of infectious diseases

ML Pöhlker, C Pöhlker, OO Krüger, JD Förster… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Knowing the physicochemical properties of exhaled droplets and aerosol particles is a
prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the …

Maintaining face mask use before and after achieving different COVID-19 vaccination coverage levels: a modelling study

SM Bartsch, KJ O'Shea, KL Chin, U Strych… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Face mask wearing has been an important part of the response to the COVID-
19 pandemic. As vaccination coverage progresses in countries, relaxation of such practices …

Face masks to combat coronavirus (covid-19)—processing, roles, requirements, efficacy, risk and Sustainability

MZ Rahman, ME Hoque, MR Alam, MA Rouf, SI Khan… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasingly prevalent respiratory infectious diseases (eg, COVID-19) have posed severe
threats to public health. Viruses including coronavirus, influenza, and so on can cause …

The ventilation of buildings and other mitigating measures for COVID-19: a focus on wintertime

HC Burridge, RK Bhagat… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The year 2020 has seen the emergence of a global pandemic as a result of the disease
COVID-19. This report reviews knowledge of the transmission of COVID-19 indoors …

Key ingredients and recycling strategy of personal protective equipment (PPE): Towards sustainable solution for the COVID-19 like pandemics

SS Siwal, G Chaudhary, AK Saini, H Kaur… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the complications of plastic trash management and
disposal. The current situation of living in fear of transmission of the COVID-19 virus has …