Risk for Transmission in Adults and Children

Contact Settings and Risk for Transmission in 3410 Close Contacts of Patients With COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China FREE A Prospective Cohort Study Lei Luo, PhD*, Dan Liu, PhD*, Xinlong Liao,  MSc*, Xianbo Wu, PhD*, Qinlong Jing, PhD, … View all authors  Author, Article and Disclosure Information https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-2671 Abstract Background: Risk for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…

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Study of Almost 10 Million Finds NO ASYMPTOMATIC COVID SPREAD; Media Silent

by Selwyn Duke December 22, 2020 Whether or not coronavirus can be spread asymptomatically is perhaps the most important question surrounding the disease. After all, the assumption that it can has been used to justify mask mandates and life-ravaging lockdowns. This is why it’s striking that a major study, involving almost 10 million people, has…

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Chemical cocktail found in face masks

Top German scientists have found that wearing certain types of face masks for long periods of time could result in potentially hazardous chemicals and harmful microplastics being inhaled deep into human lungs. Professor Michael Braungart, director at the Hamburg Environmental Institute and co-founder of the world-renowned Cradle to Cradle environmental standard has told Ecotextile News…

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Mask Effectiveness

Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Danish Mask Wearers : A Randomized Controlled Trial   Abstract Background: Observational evidence suggests that mask wearing mitigates transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is uncertain if this observed association arises through protection of uninfected…

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Surgical and N95 Face Masks: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Capacity

Effects of surgical and FFP2/N95 face masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity Sven Fikenzer # 1, T Uhe # 2, D Lavall 2, U Rudolph 2, R Falz 3, M Busse 3, P Hepp 4, U Laufs 2 Affiliations expand PMID: 32632523 PMCID: PMC7338098 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-020-01704-y Free PMC article Abstract Background: Due to the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, medical face masks are widely recommended for a large number of individuals and long durations. The effect of wearing a surgical and…

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