Dr Sam talks about the evidence for social distancing and physical distancing. What is the evidence for wearing a face mask to prevent COVID-19? This was made at the beginning of the COVID-19 “pandemic”… 👇

References:

Imperial College Computer Modelling Paper: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf

PPE study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31259389
Original design of RESPECT study: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01249625
RESPECT study Results: https://academic.oup.com/