Increased mask adherence after important politician infected with COVID-19

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 1; p. e0261398
• Main Authors: Cohen, Deborah A., Talarowski, Meghan, Awomolo, Olaitan, Han, Bing, Williamson, Stephanie, McKenzie, Thomas L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 12.01.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age groups; Aged; Behavior; Biology and Life Sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - virology; COVID-19 vaccines; Evaluation; Exercise; Female; Guideline Adherence - trends; Health behavior; Health risks; Human subjects; Humans; Infections; Leadership; Male; Masks; Masks - statistics & numerical data; Masks - trends; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Minority & ethnic groups; Parks & recreation areas; People and Places; Philadelphia; Physical Distancing; Playgrounds; Population density; Presidents; Public Health; Public health administration; Race; SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification; Social Sciences; Young Adult; Philadelphia; United States; Brazil; United States > US

To quantify changes in adherence to mask and distancing guidelines in outdoor settings in Philadelphia, PA before and after President Trump announced he was infected with COVID-19. We used Systematic Observation of Masking Adherence and Distancing (SOMAD) to assess mask adherence in parks, playgroun...