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Posted on: April 30, 2020 at 13:19:31 CT
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2662657/

Many countries are stockpiling face masks for use as a nonpharmaceutical intervention to control virus transmission during an influenza pandemic. We conducted a prospective cluster-randomized trial comparing surgical masks, non–fit-tested P2 masks, and no masks in prevention of influenza-like illness (ILI) in households. Mask use adherence was self-reported. During the 2006 and 2007 winter seasons, 286 exposed adults from 143 households who had been exposed to a child with clinical respiratory illness were recruited. We found that adherence to mask use significantly reduced the risk for ILI-associated infection, but <50% of participants wore masks most of the time. We concluded that household use of face masks is associated with low adherence and is ineffective for controlling seasonal respiratory disease. However, during a severe pandemic when use of face masks might be greater, pandemic transmission in households could be reduced.

Many countries are stockpiling face masks for use as nonpharmaceutical interventions to reduce viral transmission during an influenza pandemic. We conducted a prospective cluster-randomized trial comparing surgical masks, non–fit-tested P2 masks, and no masks in prevention of influenza-like illness (ILI) in households. During the 2006 and 2007 winter seasons, 286 exposed adults from 143 households who had been exposed to a child with clinical respiratory illness were recruited. Intent-to-treat analysis showed no significant difference in the relative risk of ILI in the mask use groups compared with the control group; however, <50% of those in the mask use groups reported wearing masks most of the time. Adherence to mask use was associated with a significantly reduced risk of ILI-associated infection. We concluded that household use of masks is associated with low adherence and is ineffective in controlling seasonal ILI. If adherence were greater, mask use might reduce transmission during a severe influenza pandemic.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2

We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets and coronavirus RNA in aerosols, with a trend toward reduced detection of coronavirus RNA in respiratory droplets. Our results indicate that surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals.
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     what did I do?(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 4/30 12:44:43
          RE: what did I do?(nm) - SwampTiger MU - 4/30 12:46:47
               sorry, done. thought yours was regarding the going into - tigerinhogtown STL - 4/30 12:54:19
                    thanks, it has fallen off the first page - SwampTiger MU - 4/30 12:57:07
          Told the truth. - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 12:46:01
               What is the science on masks? (nm) - ummmm MU - 4/30 12:47:01
                    RE: What is the science on masks? (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 12:49:24
                         There's nothing about masks in either of those links. (nm) - ummmm MU - 4/30 12:53:29
                              Astute (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 12:55:11
                                   Well, is science guiding the decisions on masks or not? (nm) - ummmm MU - 4/30 12:57:34
                                        Of course. I really don't understand what you're - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 13:16:46
                                             Link? Last I saw there is no "science" behind the efficacy - ummmm MU - 4/30 13:18:28
                                                  I still don't know why you're like this. - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 13:19:31
                                                       "surgical masks" * - ummmm MU - 4/30 13:20:17
                         asymptomatic spread isn't the question (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 4/30 12:52:05
                              That's the argument for wearing a mask - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 12:53:40
                                   so show the science that wearing a mask reduces spread (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 4/30 12:58:00
                                        You think that doesn't exist? What are you fighting - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 13:16:25
                                             RE: You think that doesn't exist? What are you fighting - SwampTiger MU - 4/30 13:36:50
                                                  RE: You think that doesn't exist? What are you fighting - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 13:39:20
                                                       I will stipulate that fitted surgical masks with exhaust - SwampTiger MU - 4/30 13:51:31
                                             A lot of people (probably most) aren't wearing surgical - ummmm MU - 4/30 13:19:58
                                                  I'm wearing a homemade cloth mask with a PM2.5 filter - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 13:21:42
                                                       You need to get on the horn with all these stores saying - ummmm MU - 4/30 13:28:12
                                                            A covering is beneficial, period. - MrBlueSky MU - 4/30 13:30:36
                                                                 That's not what that study says. (nm) - ummmm MU - 4/30 14:13:52
                                   So says who? (nm) - ummmm MU - 4/30 12:57:50
                    here we go - SwampTiger MU - 4/30 12:49:03




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