Estimate of benefit attributable to wearing masks in Chicago during the early days of the pandemic

Med Hypotheses. 2021 Nov:156:110678. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110678. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Authors

Damien G Retzinger¹, Andrew C Retzinger², Gregory S Retzinger³

Affiliations

¹ Graycore, Cincinnati, OH 45140, United States. Electronic address: damien@graycore.io.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, WV 26101, United States.
³ Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. Electronic address: gretzing@nm.org.

No abstract available

Keywords: Benefit; COVID-19; Chicago; Cost savings; Face masks; Public safety.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Chicago / epidemiology
Humans
Masks*
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2