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   Carolyn Barber, MD (cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Dec-2024 10:00:03 JST Carolyn Barber, MD

   It’s not rocket 🚀 science…masking 😷 protects hospitalized patients.

   In a study of >640K hosp. admissions at Mass General(2020-24), stopping universal masking/ Covid testing was assoc with a 25%⬆️ in hospital-onset resp viral infections; resumption of masking among staff was assoc with a 33% decrease!! And we know that hosp-acquired resp. viral infections are associated with longer inpatient stays, higher mortality, etc.

   https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2827170 #COVID #flu