To mask or not to mask: Modeling the potential for face mask use by the general public to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic

To mask or not to mask: Modeling the potential for face mask use by the general public to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic

Face mask use by the general public for limiting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is controversial, though increasingly recommended, and the potential of this intervention is not well understood. We develop a compartmental model for assessing the community-wide impact of mask use by the general,...

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Main Authors: Steffen E. Eikenberry, Marina Mancuso, Enahoro Iboi, Tin Phan, Keenan Eikenberry, Yang Kuang, Eric Kostelich, Abba B. Gumel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:Infectious Disease Modelling
Subjects:
Face mask
Non-pharmaceutical intervention
Cloth mask
N95 respirator
Surgical mask
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042720300117

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