Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers

Ann Intern Med. 2023 Jul;176(7):eL230076. doi: 10.7326/L23-0076.

Authors

Kevin Hedges¹, Marianne Levitsky², Genevieve Marchand³, Lidia Morawska⁴, Luc Bhérer⁵, Marie-Claude Letellier⁶

Affiliations

¹ Canadian Aerosol Transmission Coalition, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Workplace Health Without Borders, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
³ IRSST, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁴ International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
⁶ CISSS Gaspésie, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 37459626
DOI: 10.7326/L23-0076

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / prevention & control
Health Personnel
Humans
Masks
N95 Respirators
Occupational Exposure* / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2