Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 14, 2020

Factors Associated with Cloth Face Covering Use Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, April and May 2020

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  • Two internet surveys administered in April and May of representative US samples found that following the announcement of the behavioral recommendation of the White House Coronavirus Task Force and CDC to wear a cloth face covering in public, higher prevalence of face covering use was reported among all sociodemographic groups, especially among non-Hispanic white persons, persons aged ≥65 years, and persons residing in the Midwest. 

Fisher et al. (July 14, 2020). Factors Associated with Cloth Face Covering Use Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, April and May 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6928e3