Research and analysis

HOCI and EMG: Masks for healthcare workers to mitigate airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, 25 March 2021

Paper prepared by members of the Hospital Onset COVID-19 Working Group (HOCI) and Environmental Modelling Group (EMG).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 23 April 2021

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Masks for healthcare workers to mitigate airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, 25 March 2021 (finalised 9 April 2021)

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Paper by members of HOCI and EMG, on the use of masks in healthcare settings. It was considered at SAGE 84 on 25 March 2021.

An updated version of the paper was finalised on 9 April 2021. The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 23 April 2021