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The Time for Universal Masking of the Public for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Is Now

Author(s) -

Monica Gandhi,

Diane V. Havlir

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa131

Subject(s) - masking (illustration) , medicine , coronavirus , covid-19 , asymptomatic , public health , transmission (telecommunications) , disease , virology , pandemic , social distance , viral shedding , outbreak , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer science , telecommunications , pathology , art , visual arts

In this perspective, we recommend universal masking of the US public during coronavirus disease 2019 due to the high contagiousness of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), viral shedding of viable SARS-CoV-2 from asymptomatic individuals, and the likely contribution of masking to core distancing public health strategies for curbing transmission.

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