CDC calls on Americans to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 spread : JAMA editorial reviews latest science, while case study shows masks prevented COVID spread: for immediate release: Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Americans are increasingly adopting the use of cloth face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, and the latest science may convince even more to do so. ; In an editorial published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), CDC reviewed the latest science and affirms that cloth face coverings are a critical tool in the fight against COVID-19 that could reduce the spread of the disease, particularly when used universally within communities. There is increasing evidence that cloth face coverings help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others.
• Subjects:
  • Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control
  • COVID-19
  • Masks
  • Pandemicsl/prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control
• Document Type:
  Press Release
• Place as Subject:
  New York
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90558/cdc_90558_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 77.14 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:28bafda32f451ea50864ff8c1d0c10b7d39b9b2e99c631c4cd7b174ed0b69f62