Strategies for supplying face masks to the population of Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of face masks has become ubiquitous in Taiwan during the early COVID-19 pandemic. A name-based rationing system was established to enable the population of Taiwan to purchase face masks. This study is to assess the extent and fairness of face mask supply to the public in Taiwan.

Methods

The weekly face marks supplies were collected from name-based rationing system administrative statistics included national health insurance card and e-Mask selling record. National registered population statistics by age, gender, and district were collected from department of statistics ministry of the interior. The number of COVID-19 non-imported cases of Taiwan was collected from Taiwan centers of disease control.

Results

A total of 146,831,844 person times purchas

SUBMITTER: Liu CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8514256 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature