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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A large-scale “gold standard” controlled, randomized international study on face masks shows surgical masks *are* effective against COVID.  Stop saying masks don’t work, they do.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/09/surgical-masks-covid-19.html

https://egc.yale.edu/largest-study-masks-and-covid-19-demonstrates-their-effectiveness-real-world

And here’s yet another scientific study that was published last month.

https://www.ucf.edu/news/face-masks-cut-distance-airborne-pathogens-could-travel-in-half-new-study-finds/?amp
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The central Florida study simply says the distance particles travel is less (when masks are properly fitted). So, if children are still within that distance, masks are not preventing particles.  That weighed with the negative impact on masking children, makes it reasonable that a parent would not want to mask their child.  That parent is not a bad person. Nor is the parent who chooses to stunt the speech, language, and emotional development by masking their child because that is less bad than COVID. At least the masked child will get the behefits of seeing an unmasked children talk, smile, and read. [/quote]

Until there are scientific peer-reviewed studies about the downsides for masking kids outweighing the overall benefits, these are nothing but individual anti-masker talking points.  I will concede there may be a very small number of special needs kids that should be permitted to unmask with medical supporting documentation.  Otherwise, I’m asking at schools generally is going to contribute to more spread of the virus.[/quote]

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