Unravelling the role of the mandatory use of face covering masks for the control of SARS-CoV-2 in schools: a quasi-experimental study nested in a population-based cohort in Catalonia (Spain).

Ermengol Coma Martí Català Leonardo Méndez-Boo Sergio Alonso Muñoz Eduardo Hermosilla Enrique Alvarez-Lacalle David Pino Manuel Medina Peralta Laia Asso Anna Gatell Sozinho Acácio Ariadna Mas Antonio Soriano-Arandes Francesc Fina Clara Prats

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2022)

We found no significant differences in SARS-CoV-2 transmission due to FCM mandates in Catalonian schools. Instead, age was the most important factor in explaining the transmission risk for children attending school.

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