With the Biden administration trying to prevent states from banning mask mandates in schools, the debate around these requirements for children is due for some much-needed perspective. A look at the data offers exactly that.

There are roughly 73 million children in the United States. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3,649 children have been hospitalized due to COVID-19 as of Aug. 21. As of Sep. 1, 400 have died from the disease.