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    MaskFacts™

    • Home
    • Facts
    • Make Masks
    • Infection Control
    • Research
    • About
    • …  
      • Home
      • Facts
      • Make Masks
      • Infection Control
      • Research
      • About
      • Home
      • Facts
      • Make Masks
      • Infection Control
      • Research
      • About
        • About

          MaskFacts™ was created by volunteers to compile facts and other useful information to support the nationwide grassroots effort to provide masks to frontline healthcare providers and others in the community during the Global COVID-19 Pandemic.

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          The following resources were vital in the creation of MaskFacts

           

          The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

          The Food & Drug Administration

          Occupational Safety and Health Administration

          Yale University Medical Library

          The World Health Organization

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          Special thanks to all of the volunteers who directed us to research, made

          connections and referrals, and offered support to our collective effort

           

           

           

          Amy Andersen ~ Susan Ashdown, PhD ~ Rebecca Ballard, JD ~ Linda Craib, RN, MBA ~ Raymond Craib, PhD ~ David Dupee ~ Angus Durocher ~ Catherine Everett, MD, MBA ~ Howard Forman, MD, MBA ~ Andrew Gray ~ Patrick Lamb, JD ~ Susan Rockrise ~ Andy Ruina, PhD ~ Shannon Williamson ~

           

          Ways You Can Volunteer To Make A Difference During the Pandemic
        • Facts

          Facts are pieces of information presented as having objective reality.

          (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, March 29, 2020)

           

           

          From Latin factum "deed, action, real event"

           

          All information presented as a fact on this site includes a reference to source data. Source data is limited to peer-reviewed medical and scientific journal articles and publications, or formal position statements of governmental or non-governmental organizations.

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          The site was put together by volunteers using our best efforts to assemble readily available facts and best practices about masks.  The site does not provide medical advice, nor does it provide any type of technical advice—we are simply trying to share peer-reviewed information to help readers make their own judgments with more information. MaskFacts is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of the specifications and information provided in the site (the Information). The Information was obtained from hospitals, health systems and other third parties, and was not developed by MaskFacts. MaskFacts is providing the Information for informational purposes only and has not independently, tested, confirmed or verified the Information. Any use of the Information is at the user’s own risk. MaskFacts is not a health care provider and is not responsible or liable for verifying the accuracy of the Information. MaskFacts provides this Information and these materials on an “as is” basis, with no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, including with respect to accuracy, completeness, quality, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. MaskFacts will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of, or reliance on, any Information made available on the site.
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