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Ministry of Health
Face coverings and face masks [updated Jun 11 2022]
PHAC
COVID-19 mask use: Advice for community settings [PHAC Last update Apr 22 2022]
Public Health Ontario
AT A GLANCE Community use of Medical Masks for SARS-CoV-2 [Feb 23 2021]
EVIDENCE BRIEF SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and Community Masking [Dec 15 2021]
EVIDENCE BRIEF Use of Face Masks in Non-Health Care Workplace Settings to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 [PHO, Archived Dec 2023]
FOCUS ON Universal Mask Use in Health Care Settings and Retirement Homes [3rd Revision, Feb 2022]
Masks for Source Control in Non-Healthcare Workers
Mask Wearing in Children and COVID-19 – What We Know So Far [Feb 17 2022]
Optimizing the Use of Masks Against COVID-19 [PHO Dec 24 2021]
SYNTHESIS Wearing Masks in Public and COVID-19 – What We Know So Far [PHO, Sep 14, 2020]
SYNTHESIS Association between Mask Mandates and Population-level COVID-19 Outcomes – What We Know So Far [Mar 2022]
SYNTHESIS Mask-wearing in Children and COVID-19…What We Know So Far [Feb 2022]
Wearing Masks in Public and COVID-19 – What We Know So Far [Sep 14 2020]
Other
Alberta Health Services. AHS Guidelines for continuous masking in healthcare settings
COVID-19 medical masks and respirators: Overview
COVID-19 medical masks and respirators: Information for health professionals [Nov 2021]
COVID-19 mask use: Advice for community settings [PHAC Last update Dec 16 2021]
Government of Canada. COVID-19: How to safely use a non-medical mask or face covering
Government of Canada. New measures introduced for non-medical masks or face coverings in the Canadian transportation system
CMAJ. Who should wear a face mask? Experts weigh in on Canada's COVID-19 response (Apr 20)
Masking During the COVID-19 Pandemic [NCCEH Updated May 20 2021]
INTERNATIONAL
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
How to Use Your N95 Respirator [Updated Jan 25 2022]
Pediatric COVID-19 Cases in Counties With and Without School Mask Requirements — United States, July 1–September 4, 2021 [MMWR Oct 1 2021]
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission to Masked and Unmasked Close Contacts of University Students with COVID-19 — St. Louis, Missouri, January–May 2021 [MMWR Sep 10 2021]
Science Brief: Community Use of Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 [Updated Dec 6 2021]
Types of Masks and Respirators
Public Health England
Guidance Face coverings: when to wear one, exemptions and what makes a good one [Updated Jan 27 2022]
European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)
Options for the decontamination and reuse of respirators in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic [ECDC Jun 8 2020]
Using face masks in the community (Infographic, Apr 14)
Using face masks in the community: first update [ECDC Feb 20 2021]
World Health Organization
COVID-19 infection prevention and control living guideline: mask use in community settings, 22 December 2021
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Children and masks
Other
Australian Government. Coronavirus (COVID-19) information on the use of surgical masks
Australian Government. Community advice on when and how to use a face mask
AHRQ. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings: Surveillance Report
In brief: Face masks and COVID-19 transmission in the community [NSW Government Dec 16 2021]
N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) Process for Decontamination and Reuse
Rapid Expert Consultation on the Possibility of Bioaerosol Spread of SARS-CoV-2 for the COVID-19 Pandemic [NAS April 1, 2020]
BMJ Best Practice. Face masks for the public during the COVID-19 crisis (Apr 9)
CEBM. COVID 19 – Masks on or off? (Apr 17)
CEBM. Extended use or re-use of single-use surgical masks and filtering facepiece respirators: A rapid evidence review (Jun 5)
CEBM. What is the efficacy of standard face masks compared to respirator masks in preventing COVIDtype respiratory illnesses in primary care staff?
European Respiratory Journal. Universal use of face masks for success against COVID-19: evidence and implications for prevention policies
New Zealand Ministry of Health. COVID-19: Use of face masks in the community
PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS
York Region Public Health
Newmarket Chamber of Commerce. Small Business Strategies for Implementing the Mask Mandate: What to Expect (Webinar, Jul 23)
Other
Peel Public Health. Mask use in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic
Supplementary Report on Extending Bylaws Necessary for COVID-19 Response until September 2021 [June 1, 2021]
Wellington Public Health. Face Coverings
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