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Model: More Mask-Wearing May Slash U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll – MedPage Today
Winter is coming, and masking, social distancing could shrink the surge
The COVID-19 fall/winter surge is fast approaching — and may already be upon us — and mask wearing could make a substantial dent in the projected U.S. death toll into 2021, a modeling study found.
If 95% of people in the U.S. wore masks, about 130,000 fewer Americans would die through February 2021 compared to current reference data, reported the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) COVID-19 Forecasting Team, based at the University of Washington in Seattle.
At 85% adherence, almost…
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