Data supports use of face masks to reduce COVID transmissions --detailed study, JAMA

Masks During Pandemics Caused by Respiratory Pathogens This special communication evaluates the evidence on the association of face mask use with the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Shama Cash-Goldwasser, MD, MPH JAMA Network

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Robust available data support the use of face masks in community settings to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and should inform future responses to epidemics and pandemics caused by respiratory viruses.