Open AccessMask is a must: the need of protection and safety against COVID-19
Author(s) -
Mairre Louie D Punsalan,
Angelyn T Salunga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdab077
Subject(s) - covid-19 , face masks , pandemic , face (sociological concept) , quarantine , eye protection , medicine , environmental health , internet privacy , business , medical emergency , computer science , virology , sociology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social science , physics , quantum mechanics
As the strict quarantine measures ease and the availability of vaccines, reports have proposed that people of varying ages are now less likely to wear mask despite its added protection and safety against COVID-19. In a recent short article published, it was found out that older age groups may less likely to wear face masks in comparison with the younger ones. The importance of face masks must always be geared toward better health outcomes and safety precautions of wearing face mask as the world battles with the pandemic. With varying studies, face mask can be an essential means to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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