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

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It is uncertain if medical masks offer similar protection against COVID-19 compared with N95 respirators. This randomized trial, which enrolled participants in Canada, Israel, Pakistan, and Egypt, aimed to determine… Click to show full abstract

It is uncertain if medical masks offer similar protection against COVID-19 compared with N95 respirators. This randomized trial, which enrolled participants in Canada, Israel, Pakistan, and Egypt, aimed to determine whether medical masks are noninferior to N95 respirators to prevent COVID-19 in health care workers providing routine care.

Keywords: care workers; n95 respirators; covid; medical masks; health care

Journal Title: Annals of Internal Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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