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In a journal published by the CDC: “Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol.26, No. 5, May 2020.” NOTE THE DATE – AT HEIGHT OF PANDEMIC
“Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures.”
From the abstract: “We review the evidence base on the effectiveness of nonpharmaceutical personal protective measures and environmental hygiene measures IN NON-HEALTHCARE SETTINGS and discuss their potential inclusion in PANDEMIC plans. \
Evidence from 14 randomized controlled trials of these measures did NOT support a substantial effect on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza. We similarly found limited evidence on the effectiveness of improved hygiene and environmental cleaning.”
from pages 970-972: “In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs [randomized controlled trials] that reported estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature published during 1946-July 27, 2018. In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks…”
SOURCE:
wwwnc[dot]cdc[dot]gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0993_article
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