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Comment
. 2020 Aug:97:21-22.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.102. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

The prominence of asymptomatic superspreaders in transmission mean universal face masking should be part of COVID-19 de-escalation strategies

Chris Kenyon  1
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The prominence of asymptomatic superspreaders in transmission mean universal face masking should be part of COVID-19 de-escalation strategies

Chris Kenyon. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Aug.
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