Annals of internal medicine
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Ann. Intern. Med.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the use of facemasks has been mandated in all health care settings for individuals older than 2 years, whether present as health care personnel, patients, or visitors. In this commentary, a group of health care epidemiologists, infectious diseases physicians, and researchers argue for the withdrawal of the universal masking policy given the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As the COVID-19 public health emergency is lifted and the pandemic continues to recede, hospitals must decide how to deescalate mitigation strategies to sustainable states. This commentary advocates continuing universal masking in health care settings.