The Effect of a Name-Based Mask Rationing Plan in Taiwan on Public Anxiety Regarding a Mask Shortage During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study

Yu-Lin Tai   ¹ , MD ;   Hsin Chi   ^{2, 3} , MD ;   Nan-Chang Chiu   ^{2, 3} , MD ;   Cheng-Yin Tseng   ^{1, 4} , MD ;   Ya-Ning Huang   ² , MD ;   Chien-Yu Lin   ^{1, 3} , MD

¹ Hsinchu MacKay Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Infectious disease, Hsinchu, Taiwan

² MacKay Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Infectious disease, Taipei, Taiwan

³ MacKay Medical College, Department of Medicine, New Taipei, Taiwan

⁴ China Medical University, Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Taichung, Taiwan