Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2020 Aug 18;324(7):635-637.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.13107.

Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission-The Time Is Now

John T Brooks  1 , Jay C Butler  1 , Robert R Redfield  1
Affiliations
Editorial

Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission-The Time Is Now

John T Brooks et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Comment on

References

    1. Wang X, Ferro EG, Zhou G, Hashimoto D, Bhatt DL. Association between universal masking in a health care system and SARS-CoV-2 positivity among health care workers. JAMA. Published online July 14, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12897 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 dashboard—April 30, 2020. Accessed July 8, 2020. https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-dashboard-april-30-2020/download
    1. Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) weekly influenza update May 22, 2020: estimated weekly severity of influenza. Accessed July 8, 2020. https://www.mass.gov/doc/weekly-flu-report-may-22-2020/download
    1. Zhang H, Dimitrov D, Simpson L, et al. A web-based, mobile responsive application to screen healthcare workers for COVID symptoms: descriptive study. medRxiv. Preprint posted April 22, 2020. doi:10.1101/2020.04.17.20069211 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Patel A, Jernigan DB; 2019-nCoV CDC Response Team. Initial public health response and interim clinical guidance for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak—United States, December 31, 2019–February 4, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020;69(5):140–146. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6905e1 - DOI - PMC - PubMed