The Time for Universal Masking of the Public for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Is Now

In this perspective, we recommend universal masking of the US public during coronavirus disease 2019 due to the high contagiousness of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), viral shedding of viable SARS-CoV-2 from asymptomatic individuals, and the likely contribution of maski...

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Autores principales: Gandhi, Monica, Havlir, Diane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Perspectives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7179801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32346544
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa131
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Sumario:In this perspective, we recommend universal masking of the US public during coronavirus disease 2019 due to the high contagiousness of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), viral shedding of viable SARS-CoV-2 from asymptomatic individuals, and the likely contribution of masking to core distancing public health strategies for curbing transmission.

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