School masking and COVID-19 community transmission: a synthetic control study
Mandatory school masking policies were linked to meaningful reductions in community SARS-CoV-2 transmission and underscore their value as a public health intervention during pandemic surges.
Authors
- Susan Coffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9566-5600)
- Brian T. Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8224-4281)
- Xianqun Luan
- J. Huang
- Meredith Matone
- David Rubin
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- California Digital Library (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Affairs Scholar
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxaf233
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention