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 |