Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 30, 2020

The Potential Contribution of Face Coverings to the Control of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Schools and Broader Society in the UK a Modelling Study

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  • [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A modeling study shows that adoption of masks in secondary schools and community settings under current test-trace-isolate (TTI) levels could reduce the size of a second wave in the UK but not prevent it. Under current tracing levels, and at effective mask coverage of 30%, 46% of those with symptomatic infection would need to be tested to avoid a second wave.

Panovska-Griffiths et al. (Sept 29, 2020). The Potential Contribution of Face Coverings to the Control of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Schools and Broader Society in the UK a Modelling Study. Pre-print downloaded Sept 29 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.28.20202937