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Face masks are essential to prevent the spread of airborne diseases like COVID-19

Published: 10 January 2022 Publication History

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The COVID-19 pandemic still affects us all. But how much can we rely on social distancing and face masks to protect ourselves?

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Catching, A., Capponi, S., Yeh, M. T., Bianco, S., and Andino, R. Examining the interplay between face mask usage, asymptomatic transmission, and social distancing on the spread of COVID-19. Scientific Reports 11 (2021), 21066

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      cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students
      XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 28, Issue 2
      Life and Technology in a World of COVID
      Winter 2021
      79 pages
      ISSN:1528-4972
      EISSN:1528-4980
      DOI:10.1145/3511048
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      Published: 10 January 2022
      Published in XRDS Volume 28, Issue 2

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