Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic: Updating Our Approach to Masking in Health Care Facilities

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¹ Public Health - Seattle & King County; Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington; and Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
² Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ EvergreenHealth, Kirkland, Washington.
⁵ Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Multicare Health System, Tacoma, Washington.
⁶ Vaccine and Infectious Diseases, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington.
⁷ Section of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
⁸ Infectious Disease, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
⁹ Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Snohomish County Health Department, Everett, Washington.
¹⁰ Public Health - Seattle & King County and Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

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Eric J Chow et al. Ann Intern Med. 2024 May.

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. 2024 May;177(5):689.

doi: 10.7326/L23-0449.

¹ Public Health - Seattle & King County; Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington; and Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
² Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
⁴ EvergreenHealth, Kirkland, Washington.
⁵ Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Multicare Health System, Tacoma, Washington.
⁶ Vaccine and Infectious Diseases, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington.
⁷ Section of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
⁸ Infectious Disease, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
⁹ Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Snohomish County Health Department, Everett, Washington.
¹⁰ Public Health - Seattle & King County and Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

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