Academics: Rapid expert consultation on the effectiveness of fabric masks for the COVID-19 pandemic, April 8, 2020
Paper prepared by academics on face masks.
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Paper prepared by academics as a rapid expert consultation response to a request from the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on the effectiveness of fabric face masks. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 40 on 4 June 2020, but not considered or discussed in the meeting. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.
These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.