Measure	Recom. Yes/No	Evidence-base	Commentaries/ Advice	Problems
Hand hygiene	Yes	Widely supported by literature	Antimicrobials have not been shown to be better than soap	Compliance: washing must be rigorous and routine throughout all phases of pandemic Supply and cost Habit of handshaking
Respiratory etiquette	Yes	Widely supported by literature	Need for public education	Need to sneeze into sleeve or tissue and not hand; no spitting.
Surgical masks for HCWs	Yes	Probably offers less protection than N95 respirators	Both surgical masks and N95 respirators should be available for HCWs
N95 respirators for HCWs	Yes	Designed to stop up to 95% of small airborne particles	Both surgical masks and N95 respirators should be available for HCWs
Isolation	Yes	Efficacy unsure given that viral shedding begins before symptoms	Probably useful if outbreak is short. Voluntary, home self-isolation recommended for all phases of pandemic.	Disagreement as to mandatory isolation.
Masks and respirators for general public	No	Relative roles of droplet vs aerosol transmission not established		Supply Competency and adherence
Social distancing measures, school closure	No	Efficacy not demonstrated		Legal and ethical problems
Screening of travelers	Yes/No	Efficacy not demonstrated		Disagreement regarding usefulness and justification.