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. 2021 Sep 8;9:643991. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.643991

Table 4.

Estimates of T1/2 of “infectious” individuals with different late mask interventions.

Intervention Multiplier in exponent estimated from graphs Half-life Weekly reduction in active COVID-19 cases (%) Data in figure
Default values only −0.016 43.3 11 6A, 6B, 7
Case 4 −0.048 14.4 29 6A, 6B, 7
Case 3 −0.091 7.6 47 6A, 6B, 7
Case 2 −0.294 2.36 87 6A, 6B, 7
Case 1 −0.301 2.30 88 6A, 6B, 7
Default values only (includes some masking) −0.008 86.6 5 6C-E
10% extra reduction in transmission presumed to result from everyone wearing masks −0.024 28.9 15 6C-E
99% extra reduction presumed to result from everyone wearing SCBA apparatus −0.31 2.24 89 6C-E