Canonical Source · peer reviewed study

Personal protective effect of wearing surgical face masks in public spaces on self-reported respiratory symptoms in adults: pragmatic randomised superiority trial

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Investigation

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

Qualifies

A Norwegian pragmatic randomized trial found fewer self-reported respiratory-infection symptoms among adults assigned to surgical masks in public spaces.

The primary endpoint was broader than laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Subject families

Skin Empiric
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