We do not need mandatory masking for children

Published July 20, 2021 6:11pm ET



All children should be back to learning in person this year. What’s more, they shouldn’t be forced to wear masks.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that everyone over the age of 2 wear masks, regardless of vaccination status, as part of its recommendation to return to in-person learning. That includes everyone from 5-year-olds in kindergarten to high school students who have already received the full course of vaccination shots.

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