Background:
It is uncertain if medical masks offer similar protection against COVID-19 compared with N95 respirators.
Objective:
To determine whether medical masks are noninferior to N95 respirators to prevent COVID-19 in health care workers providing routine care.
Design:
Multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04296643).
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