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Community-based N95 distribution during the COVID-19 Omicron BA.1 surge: feasibility, 1-month utilization, and price implications.
Moran, James B; Dunn, Addison; Kim, Seowoo; Zapolin, Dana; Rivera, Dulcé; Hoerger, Michael.
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  • Moran JB; Health Education and Behavior Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA.
  • Dunn A; Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Los Angeles 70118, USA.
  • Kim S; Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Los Angeles 70118, USA.
  • Zapolin D; Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Los Angeles 70118, USA.
  • Rivera D; Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Los Angeles 70118, USA.
  • Hoerger M; Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Los Angeles 70118, USA.
Transl Behav Med ; 13(9): 694-699, 2023 09 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37011032
Masks are a part of a comprehensive approach to reducing the burden of COVID-19 surges. High-quality masks, called N95 masks in the USA, provide better protection than cloth or blue procedure masks. Most people have not used N95s due to a lack of familiarity or cost. We tested a program to distribute N95s to the community during a COVID-19 surge. Specifically, we gave 2,500 N95s to 500 adults in 5-packs with informational handouts during the COVID-19 Omicron BA.1 surge in New Orleans, Louisiana. We requested recipients complete a 1-month follow-up survey. Overall, we were successful in distributing all 2,500 N95s during the peak of the winter 2021­2022 surge. By 1-month follow-up, nearly all recipients had tried an N95 and had used nearly 70% of the total given. They felt safer, discussed the masks with others, and would wear them again if free. Cost was a key barrier to using N95s in the future. After our study, the USA federal government implemented a program to distribute free N95s, but there are no policy plans to distribute free N95s during future winter surges or in response to vaccine-evading variants. Free N95 distribution programs would be popular and reduce the burden of COVID-19.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Límite: Adult / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Transl Behav Med Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Límite: Adult / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Transl Behav Med Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido