Canonical Source · systematic review

Effectiveness of face masks for reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a rapid systematic review

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Investigation

Did community face masks fail to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission?

Challenges

A SARS-CoV-2-focused systematic review found that most included studies favored reduced transmission, but most observational studies were at critical risk of bias.

Supports a context-dependent benefit while limiting confidence in precise effect size.

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