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Sep 1, 2020 · The controversy over wearing masks derives from a paucity of definitive studies. A systematic review and meta-analysis of public health methods to prevent person-to-person transmission concluded that face mask use could result in an 85% reduction in risk of infection. 5 However, the evidence was much stronger for the use of face masks as part of personal protective equipment in health-care ...
Jul 21, 2020 · In 1905 Chicago physician Alice Hamilton published a study about the amount of streptococci bacteria expelled when scarlet fever patients coughed or cried. She also measured the bacteria from healthy doctors and nurses when they talked or coughed, leading her to recommend masks during surgery.
Apr 24, 2021 · The top 3 reasons for opposing public mask wearing were physical discomfort and negative effects, lack of effectiveness, and being unnecessary or inappropriate for certain people or under certain circumstances.
- Lu He, Changyang He, Tera L Reynolds, Qiushi Bai, Yicong Huang, Chen Li, Kai Zheng, Yunan Chen
- 10.1093/jamia/ocab047
- 2021
- 2021/07
Aug 30, 2021 · Metrics. Despite the widespread use of face masks to combat COVID-19, little is known about their social and behavioral consequences. To understand the impact of face masks on interpersonal trust ...
- Samreen Malik, Benedikt Mihm, Malte Reichelt
- 2021
Jan 12, 2022 · The negative effect of mask maintenance issues on individuals' attitudes toward mask-wearing is significant, supporting H8 (β = − 0.64, p < 0.01). The findings also provide enough evidence to support H9 by indicating that the more positive attitudes toward mask-wearing, the more likely individuals are to continue wearing masks regardless of ...
- Pouyan Esmaeilzadeh
- Prog Disaster Sci. 2022 Jan; 13: 100215.
- 10.1016/j.pdisas.2022.100215
- 2022/01
Aug 8, 2020 · Yet, There Are Known Negative Consequences of Mask-Wearing. Headaches. As previously noted, in a 2009 study, Japanese researchers studied the effects of masks. They said, “Subjects in the mask group were significantly more likely to experience headaches during the study period” [7].
May 13, 2021 · In 1905, Dr. Alice Hamilton, an American physician, published a manuscript wherein she suggested that scarlet fever was transmitted through respiratory droplets. She was an advocate of the use of face masks.
