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[quote=Anonymous]It seems like there are so many comments on this post not because of the specifics of this case, but because various local governments (DC/MD) are making policy on masks for children not based on science, but based on liberal public perceptions of the risk of COVID. As per various epidemiologists and physicians in a recent WaPo editorial (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/its-time-children-finally-get-back-normal-life/):
 
"Overall, the risk to children is too low to justify the remaining restrictions they face. Somewhere between 0.1 and 1.9 percent of covid-19 infections in children result in hospitalizations — and that’s likely an overestimate given that recent studies suggest approximately 40 percent of pediatric covid-19 admissions were misclassified. The risk of a child developing MIS-C, a serious inflammatory condition with effective treatments, is less than 1 in 1,000. The virus has claimed the lives of nearly 400 children in 17 months, lower than the estimated deaths among children in recent influenza seasons."

Why are we forcing small children to wear masks based on a tiny - and growing even smaller - risk?  DC is removing restrictions in all areas, restaurants etc., except for child care facilities.  I'm guessing this is partially based on input from daycare directors/providers, who have nothing to loose from kids continuing to wear masks.  How can parents who think the same way on this band together and make our voices known to the DC government?  Are there any coalitions or petitions out there that we can join onto?  The lack of any local press on this issue is annoying.  Parents of small children in DC are a forgotten constituency.

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