Effectiveness of Face Coverings in Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
face covering
pandemic
state-wide mandate
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 04 2021
01 04 2021
Historique:
received:
07
03
2021
revised:
22
03
2021
accepted:
29
03
2021
entrez:
30
4
2021
pubmed:
1
5
2021
medline:
6
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the biggest public health challenges of the 21st century. Many prevalent measures have been taken to prevent its spread and protect the public. However, the use of face coverings as an effective preventive measure remains contentious. The goal of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness of face coverings as a protective measure. We examined the effectiveness of face coverings between 1 April and 31 December 2020. This was accomplished by analyzing trends of daily new COVID-19 cases, cumulative confirmed cases, and cases per 100,000 people in different U.S. states, including the District of Columbia. The results indicated a sharp change in trends after face covering mandates. For the 32 states with face covering mandates, 63% and 66% exhibited a downward trend in confirmed cases within 21 and 28 days of implementation, respectively. We estimated that face covering mandates in the 32 states prevented approximately 78,571 and 109,703 cases within 21- and 28-day periods post face covering mandate, respectively. A statistically significant (
Identifiants
pubmed: 33915868
pii: ijerph18073666
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073666
pmc: PMC8036758
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Cotton Incorporated
ID : 18-497
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