JOURNALISTS, DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS WE FOLLOW
1. M Viola, B Peterson, et al. Face coverings, aerosol dispersion and mitigation of virus transmission risk.https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.10720, https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2005/2005.10720.pdf
COVID BY THE NUMBERS
ARTICLES ABOUT MASKS
Washington Examiner reports on CDC's public health guidelines and usage of masks,
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1. CDC Study showing 85% of study participants wore masks "Often" or "Always". https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6936a5-H.pdf
2. J Xiao, E Shiu, et al. Nonpharmaceutical measures for pandemic influenza in non-healthcare settings – personal protective and environmental measures. Centers for Disease Control. 26(5); 2020 May.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article
3. J Jacobs, S Ohde, et al. Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Jun; 37(5): 417-419.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/
4. H Jung, J Kim, et al. Comparison of filtration efficiency and pressure drop in anti-yellow sand masks, quarantine masks, medical masks, general masks, and handkerchiefs. Aerosol Air Qual Res. 2013 Jun. 14:991-1002.https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-13-06-oa-0201.pdf
5. M Klompas, C Morris, et al. Universal masking in hospitals in the Covid-19 era. N Eng J Med. 2020; 382 e63.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
6. C MacIntyre, H Seale, et al. A cluster randomized trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers. BMJ Open. 2015; 5(4) https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577.long.