A study of the effect of wearing face masks in preventing COVID-19 transmission in the United States of America

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to intelligibly demonstrate the effectiveness of face mask wearing as a means to prevent COVID-19 transmission. Through understanding the benefits of wearing masks, it is hoped to facilitate the change of societal behavior and more people are willing to wear fa...

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Main Authors: Kazuyuki Suzuki, Tomonori Hasegawa, Noriaki Kano, Yoshihisa Okamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2021-11-01
Series:Public Administration and Policy
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PAP-08-2021-0046/full/pdf?title=a-study-of-the-effect-of-wearing-face-masks-in-preventing-covid-19-transmission-in-the-united-states-of-america