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Wearing surgical face masks in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms

In a recent study published in BMJ, a team of Norwegian researchers conducted a pragmatic randomized trial to examine whether wearing surgical face masks while in public spaces resulted in a lower ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Wearing Face Mask Reduces Risk for Symptoms of Respiratory Infection

Researchers conducted a randomized superiority trial involving 4647 adults to assess the personal protective effects of wearing vs not wearing surgical face masks in public spaces on self-reported ...
WESA

Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? Health Experts Revisit The Question

Updated March 31, 8:25 p.m. ET A few months ago, it may have seemed silly to wear a face mask during a trip to the grocery store. And in fact, the mainline public health message in the U.S. from the ...

Experts Call For N95s To Replace Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread

World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On wearing surgical masks:

CLAIM: Surgical masks protect against the new coronavirus. FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 file photo, Members of the Ludogorets Bulgarian soccer team wearing protective face masks board a bus ...