Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Exhaled Aerosols and Efficacy of Masks During Early Mild Infection.

Oluwasanmi O AdenaiyeJianyu LaiP Jacob Bueno de MesquitaFilbert HongSomayeh YoussefiJennifer GermanS-H Sheldon TaiBarbara AlbertMaria SchanzStuart WestonJun HangChristian FungHye Kyung ChungKristen Kelli ColemanNicolae SapovalTodd TreangenIrina Maljkovic BerryKristin MullinsMatthew FriemanTianzhou MaDonald K Miltonnull null

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving toward more efficient aerosol generation and loose-fitting masks provide significant but only modest source control. Therefore, until vaccination rates are very high, continued layered controls and tight-fitting masks and respirators will be necessary.

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