Maximizing Fit for Cloth and Medical Procedure Masks to Improve Performance and Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Exposure, 2021

• Published in: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report Vol. 70; no. 7; pp. 254 - 257
• Main Authors: Brooks, John T., Beezhold, Donald H., Noti, John D., Coyle, Jayme P., Derk, Raymond C., Blachere, Francoise M., Lindsley, William G.
• Format: Journal Article Newsletter
• Language: English
• Published: United States Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 19.02.2021; U.S. Government Printing Office; U.S. Center for Disease Control; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Aerosols; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 - transmission; Disease transmission; Full Report; Humans; Masks; Masks - standards; Masks - statistics & numerical data; Medical procedures; Morbidity; Mortality; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; United States - epidemiology; Ventilation; United States; United States > US

Universal masking is one of the prevention strategies recommended by CDC to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1). As of February 1, 2021, 38 states and the District of Columbia had universal masking mandates. Mask wearing has also been mandated...