The Role of Masks in Mitigating the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Another Piece of the Puzzle

Christine Laine; Steven N Goodman; Eliseo Guallar

doi:10.7326/M20-7448

The Role of Masks in Mitigating the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Another Piece of the Puzzle

Ann Intern Med. 2021 Mar;174(3):419-420. doi: 10.7326/M20-7448. Epub 2020 Nov 18.

Authors

Christine Laine¹, Steven N Goodman², Eliseo Guallar³

Affiliations

¹ Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine.
² Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California.
³ Deputy Editor, Statistics, Annals of Internal Medicine.

Abstract

Bundgaard and colleagues report the results of a unique randomized controlled trial of mask wearing in the community to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection. The editorialists discuss how the findings add to what we know about mask wearing in the community and risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 / transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control
Humans
Masks*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
SARS-CoV-2