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 …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the surge in demand for personal and protective equipment (PPE) and improvised face coverings arising from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …

NJ Rowan, JG Laffey - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, there is no effective vaccine for tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused
by SARS-CoV-2 with the occurrence of repeat waves of infection frequently stretching …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of wearing masks, hand hygiene, and social distancing on influenza, enterovirus, and all-cause pneumonia during the coronavirus pandemic …

NC Chiu, H Chi, YL Tai, CC Peng, CY Tseng… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is an important health crisis
worldwide. Several strategies were implemented to combat COVID-19, including wearing …

Evaluation of cloth masks and modified procedure masks as personal protective equipment for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic

PW Clapp, EE Sickbert-Bennett, JM Samet… - JAMA Internal …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the general public
has been advised to wear masks or improvised face coverings to limit transmission of severe …

Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces and estimating infection risk in buildings and buses on a university campus

X Zhang, J Wu, LM Smith, X Li, O Yancey… - Journal of exposure …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Evidence is needed on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in various types of
environmental samples and on the estimated transmission risks in non-healthcare settings …

Review of the breathability and filtration efficiency of common household materials for face masks

LH Kwong, R Wilson, S Kumar, YS Crider… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control have
recommended universal face masking by the general public to slow the spread of COVID …

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 …

A review of filtration performance of protective masks

AB Wang, X Zhang, LJ Gao, T Zhang, HJ Xu… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Masks are essential and effective small protective devices used to protect the general public
against infections such as COVID-19. However, available systematic reviews and …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of indoor aerosol dispersion and accumulation in the context of COVID-19: Effects of masks and ventilation

Y Shah, JW Kurelek, SD Peterson, S Yarusevych - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of aerosol dispersion in
disease transmission in indoor environments. The present study experimentally investigates …