,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ffc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,mr4  
,toomey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b5net7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,support+ mask-we>+ z an  
important measure to limit ! spread ( ! 
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai74  ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s =       
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion believes 
t ! spread ( ! ,coronavirus ,disease    
#bjai 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z       
,,covid-#ai7 occurs prim>ily ?r\gh      
respiratory droplets2 ,:]eas rese>* %[s 
t %$d+ ( ! virus t causes ,,covid-#ai c 
occur #b to #c days be=e ! onset (      
symptoms2 ,:]eas rese>* conduct$ long   
be=e ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has %[n !     
utility ( we>+ masks 9 provid+          
protection aga9/ ! transmission (       
respiratory infections2 ,:]eas v>i\s    
types ( clo? masks1 includ+ masks made (
 cotton1 gauze1 & o!r fabrics1 r$uc$    

infection rates among heal? c>e work]s &
 o!rs dur+ ! ,spani% ,flu p&emic ( #aiah
 & ! ,man*urian plague ( #aibj ?r\gh    
#aiba1 & 7 us$ by heal? c>e work]s &    
o!rs to protect aga9/ tub]culosis 9 !   
#aicjs & #aidjs2 ,:]eas a /udy publi%$  
on ,july #i1 #bjjh1 t te/$ ! efficacy ( 
homemade face masks 9 r$uc+ respiratory 
infections among ! g5]al population     
conclud$ t any type ( g5]al-use mask is 
likely to decrease viral exposure &     
infection risk on a population level2   
,:]eas a /udy publi%$ on ,may #bb1      
#bjac1 t attempt$ to te/ ! protective   
value ( homemade masks comp>$ to        
comm]cial masks 9 an influ5za p&emic    
conclud$ t homemade masks w\ld be bett] 
?an no facial protection at all2 ,:]eas1
 on ,april #c1 #bjbj1 ! ,c5t]s =        
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion recomm5d$
 t ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates we> nonm$ical1 
clo? masks 9 public places2 ,:]eas !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
has f\nd t clo? face cov]+s fa%ion$ f   
h\sehold items c sub/antially r$uce !   

disp]sion ( exhal$ droplets & provide   
acceptable brea?ability2 ,:]eas a survey
 conduct$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion f ,may #aa ?r\gh  
,may #ac1 #bjbj1 f\nd t #gf p]c5t (     
adults support mask-we>+ outside ( !    
home2 ,:]eas a /udy publi%$ by ! ,c5t]s 
= ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion on     
,july #ag1 #bjbj1 f\nd no second>y cases
 ( ,,covid-#ai 9 #aci mask-we>+ cli5ts (
 #b symptomatic mask-we>+ hair /yli/s ) 
confirm$ cases ( ,,covid-#ai2 ,:]eas !  
b5efit ( ea* additional clo? mask worn  
by memb]s ( ! public has be5 e/imat$ to 
be betwe5 #c1jjj & #f1jjj due to !      
ability ( masks to sl[ ,,covid-#ai      
transmission &1 z a result1 to decrease 
mortality relat+ to ! virus t causes    
,,covid-#ai2 & ,:]eas a /udy publi%$ 9  
,,bmj f\nd t mask-we>+ by bo? infect$   
individuals & ! contacts ( ^?           
individuals to be #gi p]c5t effective 9 
r$uc+ ,,covid-#ai transmission3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! importance ( mask-we>+ 9   

limit+ ! transmission ( ! ,coronavirus  
,disease #bjai 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is         
resolution z ,,covid-#ai72  7#b7        
recognizes t m$ical-grade masks %\ld be 
res]v$ = use 9 heal? c>e sett+s & among 
vuln]able populations ?r\gh\t !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#c7 recognizes t  
mask-we>+ %\ld be c\pl$ ) o!r measures  
recomm5d$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion & ,/ate & local   
public heal? ag5cies1 includ+ frequ5t   
h&wa%+ & physical di/anc+1 to fur!r     
r$uce ! risk ( ,,covid-#ai transmission2
 &  7#d7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to we> masks 9 indoor public places1 9 
accordance ) ! guidel9es e/abli%$ by !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 at times :5 physical di/anc+ is n      
all[able to protect aga9/ unkn[n        
transmission ( ,,covid-#ai4