Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System/Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
Med Hypotheses. 2021 Jan;146:110411. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411. Epub 2020 Nov 22.
Many countries across the globe utilized medical and non-medical facemasks as non-pharmaceutical intervention for reducing the transmission and infectivity of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Although, scientific evidence supporting facemasks' efficacy is lacking, adverse physiological, psychological and health effects are established. Is has been hypothesized that facemasks have compromised safety and efficacy profile and should be avoided from use. The current article comprehensively summarizes scientific evidences with respect to wearing facemasks in the COVID-19 era, providing prosper information for public health and decisions making.
全球许多国家都将医用和非医用口罩作为非药物干预措施,以减少 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的传播和传染性。尽管缺乏支持口罩功效的科学证据,但已确定其会产生不良的生理、心理和健康影响。有人假设口罩会降低安全性和功效,因此应避免使用。本文全面总结了 COVID-19 时代佩戴口罩的科学证据,为公共卫生和决策提供了丰富的信息。