Universal masking to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission from Taiwan’s practices

In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan, with its universal masking policy, slowed down the spread of cases and flattened its epidemic curve without enforcing lockdown or mass quarantine in 2020. This study identifies the distinguishing features of Taiwan’s universal masking policy practi...

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Published inGlobal health promotion Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 53 - 57
Main Authors Chao, Chia-Wei, Chia-Rong Hsieh, Vivian, Tan, Chun-Yi, Yuan, Min-Hao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2022
International Union for Health Promotion and Education
Subjects
Accountability
Altruism
Assembly lines
Caregivers
Communicable Disease Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Disease control
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Drug stores
Epidemics
Foreign residents
Humans
Hygiene
Innovations
Manufacturers
Masking
Masks
OEM
Outcomes of Education
Outdoor air quality
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Performance management
Pharmacy
Public health
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social cohesion
Social distancing
Stakeholders
Taiwan - epidemiology
Transparency
Uncertainty
Taiwan
United States > US
COVID-19
public trust
solidarity
Universal masking policy
non-pharmacological intervention
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Summary:In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan, with its universal masking policy, slowed down the spread of cases and flattened its epidemic curve without enforcing lockdown or mass quarantine in 2020. This study identifies the distinguishing features of Taiwan’s universal masking policy practice, such as priority, continuous improvement, multi-stakeholder partnership, transparency and accountability, and altruism and social solidarity. By confronting uncertainty through the COVID-19 crisis, this study suggests that face masking, rather than being just a physical barrier of non-pharmacological intervention, can be adopted as an interactive policy platform to empower the public for stimulating cross-sector collaboration towards social innovation and creating spillover effects, such as acts of public trust, altruism, and solidarity.
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ISSN:1757-9759
1757-9767
DOI:10.1177/17579759211033831