COVID-19 Stats: Percentage of Middle and High School Students Aged 13–21 Years Attending In-Person Classes Who Reported Observing Fellow Students Wearing a Mask All the Time, by School Setting and Activity — U.S. October 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Arvelo, Wences ; Fahrenbruch, Melissa ; Hast, Marisa ; Puddy, Richard
• Description:
  Mask wearing is a critical mitigation strategy in preventing the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes coronaVirus 2019 (COVID-19), within school settings. In October 2020, a sample of 3,953 middle and high school students aged 13–21 years who were attending in-person classes were asked about mask use by fellow students in several settings. Approximately 65% of students reported that fellow students wore a mask“all the time”in the classroom and in hallways or stairwells. However, reported use of masks all the time was lower in other indoor locations, including school buses (42%), restrooms (40%), and the cafeteria (when not eating) (36%). Reported observed mask use all the time was lowest during sports or extracurricular activities (28%) and outside on school property (25%).
  
  Source: Falcon Goal 1 Student Web Panel Survey, October 1–24, 2020.
  
  Reported by: Wences Arvelo, MD; Melissa Fahrenbruch, MED; Marisa Hast, PhD; Richard Puddy, PhD.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Humans Masks Schools Students Young Adult
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 70(6):223
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33571177
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7877581
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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