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Editorial
. 2023 Jun;176(6):862-863.
doi: 10.7326/M23-1190. Epub 2023 May 16.

For Patient Safety, It Is Not Time to Take Off Masks in Health Care Settings

Tara N Palmore  1 , David K Henderson  2
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Editorial

For Patient Safety, It Is Not Time to Take Off Masks in Health Care Settings

Tara N Palmore et al. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

As the COVID-19 public health emergency is lifted and the pandemic continues to recede, hospitals must decide how to deescalate mitigation strategies to sustainable states. This commentary advocates continuing universal masking in health care settings.

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