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dc.contributor.authorRowan, Neil J.
dc.contributor.authorMoral, Rafael A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-11T16:02:49Z
dc.date.available2021-02-11T16:02:49Z
dc.date.copyright2021
dc.date.issued2021-02-01
dc.identifier.citationRowan, J.J., Moral, R.A. (2021) Disposable face masks and reusable face coverings as non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants that cause coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Role of new sustainable NPI design innovations and predictive mathematical modelling. Science of the Total Environment. 772, 145530. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145530en_US
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.urihttp://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/3531
dc.description.abstractBest-published evidence supports the combined use of vaccines with non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), to reduce the relative risk of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19; thiswill enable a safe transition to achieving herd immunity. Albeit complex, the strategic public health goal is to bundle NPIs to keep the basic reproduction number R0 below one. However, validation of these NPIs is conducted using random clinical trials, which is challenging in a swiftly moving pandemic given the need for recruiting large participant cohort over a longitudinal analysis period. This reviewhighlights emerging innovations for potentially improving the design, functionality and improved waste management of disposable face masks such as filtering facepiece (FFPs) respirators, medical masks, and reusable face coverings to help prevent COVID-19. It describes use of different mathematical models under varying scenarios to inform efficacy of single and combined use of NPIs as important counter-measures to break the cycle of COVID-19 infection including new SARS-CoV-2 variants. Demand for face masks during COVID-19 pandemic keeps increasing,especially for FFPs worn by medical workers. Collaborative and well-conducted randomised controlled trials across borders are required to generate robust data to inform common and consistent policies for COVID-19 and future pandemic planning andmanagement; however, current use of systematic reviews of best available evidence can be considered to guide interim policies.en_US
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dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofScience of the Total Environmenten_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectFace masksen_US
dc.subjectFace coveringsen_US
dc.titleDisposable face masks and reusable face coverings as non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants that cause coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Role of new sustainable NPI design innovations and predictive mathematical modellingen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationAthlone Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145530en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1228-3733en_US
dc.identifier.volume772en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subject.departmentBioscience Research Institute AITen_US
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionen_US


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