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Universal Masking in Health Care Settings: A Pandemic Strategy Whose Time Has Come and Gone, For Now

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During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the use of facemasks has been mandated in all health care settings for individuals older than 2 years, whether present as health… Click to show full abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the use of facemasks has been mandated in all health care settings for individuals older than 2 years, whether present as health care personnel, patients, or visitors. In this commentary, a group of health care epidemiologists, infectious diseases physicians, and researchers argue for the withdrawal of the universal masking policy given the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: masking health; health; care settings; universal masking; health care

Journal Title: Annals of Internal Medicine
Year Published: 2023

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