학술논문
Association of social distancing and face mask use with risk of COVID-19
Document Type
article
Author
Sohee Kwon; Amit D. Joshi; Chun-Han Lo; David A. Drew; Long H. Nguyen; Chuan-Guo Guo; Wenjie Ma; Raaj S. Mehta; Fatma Mohamed Shebl; Erica T. Warner; Christina M. Astley; Jordi Merino; Benjamin Murray; Jonathan Wolf; Sebastien Ourselin; Claire J. Steves; Tim D. Spector; Jaime E. Hart; Mingyang Song; Trang VoPham; Andrew T. Chan
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Estimating the effectiveness of COVID-19 control measures requires large prospective data including symptoms and personal risk factors. Here, the authors used data from smartphone-based application and found that individual face mask use was associated with a 64% reduced risk of COVID-19 symptoms.