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School Masking Policies and Secondary SARS-CoV-2 Transmission.

Angelique E Boutzoukas1,2, Kanecia O Zimmerman1,2,3, Moira Inkelas4,5, M Alan Brookhart6, Daniel K Benjamin1,2,3, Sabrina Butteris8, Shawn Koval9, Gregory P DeMuri8, Vladimir G Manuel5,10, Michael J Smith2, Kathleen A McGann2, Ibukunoluwa C Kalu2, David J Weber11, Amy Falk12, Andi L Shane13,14, Jennifer E Schuster15, Jennifer L Goldman15, Jesse Hickerson1, Vroselyn Benjamin1, Laura Edwards1, Tyler R Erickson1, Daniel K Benjamin1,2,3.   

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, masking has been a widely used mitigation practice in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) school districts to limit within-school transmission. Prior studies attempting to quantify the impact of masking have assessed total cases within schools; however, the metric that more optimally defines effectiveness of mitigation practices is within-school transmission, or secondary cases. We estimated the impact of various masking practices on secondary transmission in a cohort of K-12 schools.
METHODS: We performed a multistate, prospective, observational, open cohort study from July 26, 2021 to December 13, 2021. Districts reported mitigation practices and weekly infection data. Districts that were able to perform contact tracing and adjudicate primary and secondary infections were eligible for inclusion. To estimate the impact of masking on secondary transmission, we used a quasi-Poisson regression model.
RESULTS: A total of 1 112 899 students and 157 069 staff attended 61 K-12 districts across 9 states that met inclusion criteria. The districts reported 40 601 primary and 3085 secondary infections. Six districts had optional masking policies, 9 had partial masking policies, and 46 had universal masking. In unadjusted analysis, districts that optionally masked throughout the study period had 3.6 times the rate of secondary transmission as universally masked districts; and for every 100 community-acquired cases, universally masked districts had 7.3 predicted secondary infections, whereas optionally masked districts had 26.4.
CONCLUSIONS: Secondary transmission across the cohort was modest (<10% of total infections) and universal masking was associated with reduced secondary transmission compared with optional masking.
Copyright © 2022 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Year:  2022        PMID: 35260896     DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-056687

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Pediatrics        ISSN: 0031-4005            Impact factor:   9.703


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Review 1.  Face masking for children - time to reconsider.

Authors:  Shamez N Ladhani
Journal:  J Infect       Date:  2022-09-25       Impact factor: 38.637

2.  Compliance with Barrier Gestures during COVID-19 Pandemic as a Function of the Context: A Longitudinal Observational Survey at the University of Liège.

Authors:  Gianni Parisi; Véronique Renault; Marie-France Humblet; Nicolas Ochelen; Anh Nguyet Diep; Michèle Guillaume; Anne-Françoise Donneau; Fabrice Bureau; Laurent Gillet; Anne-Catherine Lange; Fabienne Michel; Sébastien Fontaine; Claude Saegerman
Journal:  Int J Environ Res Public Health       Date:  2022-09-13       Impact factor: 4.614

3.  Lack of correlation between school mask mandates and paediatric COVID-19 cases in a large cohort.

Authors:  Ambarish Chandra; Tracy Beth Høeg
Journal:  J Infect       Date:  2022-09-30       Impact factor: 38.637

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