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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t believe so few people are bothered by this. I am definitely bothered by preschoolers having to wear masks. The question of whether it helps stop covid or not aside, I want my kids out of masks and back to normal. Masking shouldn’t be the default position. Agree that the middle of the omicron surge isn’t the best time to change this policy but once this wave ends we need to start talking about getting rid of masks.[/quote]

It's a relief to read comments like this if only to make me feel less alone. It's not all or nothing, folks! You can be pro mask in general and STILL think we should let very young kids go without masks under certain circumstances (such as when cases are low and a school has several other layers of precautions in place to prevent spread).

I actually do think the question of whether it stops Covid is relevant, in the case of preschools. Because I don't see how it could possibly stop Covid in my kid's preschool. They take masks off for snack, lunch, naps -- they are in a room together without masks for about 2 hours every day. If there is Covid in that classroom, wearing masks during story time is not going to prevent it from spreading, sorry. But it might prevent some kids from developing facial reading skills, or learning to communicate clearly.

I love that people are willing to mask 2 year olds indefinitely without any scientific proof that doing so prevents spread of Covid in daycares and preschools, but if you suggest that there might be negative developmental or social impacts of masking children this age, you are screamed at to produce a peer-reviewed study before saying another word. So exhausting. What if we used common sense?[/quote]

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