Dr. Nicole Saphier: ‘The Science, or Really Lack Thereof, on Mask-Wearing in Children Is on Ron DeSantis’ Side’

CHAFFETZ This battle over ░░░░░░░░ what do we need ░░░░░░░░ know Because you know ░░░░░░░░ Europe is taking a ░░░░░░░░ different direction than the ░░░░░░░░ States Why SAPHIER So ░░░░░░░░ s right Jason And ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ children wearing masks in ░░░░░░░░ controversial That s because ░░░░░░░░ establishments have made it ░░░░░░░░ black and white as ░░░░░░░░ children wearing masks in ░░░░░░░░ is vital to their ░░░░░░░░ But if it was ░░░░░░░░ so black and white ░░░░░░░░ clear cut and backed ░░░░░░░░ science would many countries ░░░░░░░░ Europe as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ K and elsewhere across ░░░░░░░░ globe would they be ░░░░░░░░ it as well And ░░░░░░░░ come the World Health ░░░░░░░░ hasn t backed it ░░░░░░░░ s because it s ░░░░░░░░ so black and white ░░░░░░░░ as far as I ░░░░░░░░ concerned Jason there are ░░░░░░░░ clear cut evidence and ░░░░░░░░ to support children especially ░░░░░░░░ children wearing masks in ░░░░░░░░ The CDC s own ░░░░░░░░ has shown there s ░░░░░░░░ no statistically significant reduction ░░░░░░░░ transmission in schools from ░░░░░░░░ wearing cloth masks They ░░░░░░░░ always been by multiple ░░░░░░░░ efforts And on top ░░░░░░░░ that one of the ░░░░░░░░ studies on masking out ░░░░░░░░ Bangladesh which came out ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t in ░░░░░░░░ but what they did ░░░░░░░░ they randomized mask wearing ░░░░░░░░ multiple communities and what ░░░░░░░░ found was the reduction ░░░░░░░░ cases was almost exclusively ░░░░░░░░ surgical masks and the ░░░░░░░░ was in those older ░░░░░░░░ so people masking was ░░░░░░░░ the vulnerable the older ░░░░░░░░ But again the surgical ░░░░░░░░ When you translate that ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ at our children about ░░░░░░░░ of kids are wearing ░░░░░░░░ cloth masks which there ░░░░░░░░ really no proven benefit ░░░░░░░░ children and the surrounding ░░░░░░░░ in wearing those cloth ░░░░░░░░ But what I can ░░░░░░░░ you is there are ░░░░░░░░ real long term risks ░░░░░░░░ that The cloth masks ░░░░░░░░ may be wearing may ░░░░░░░░ zero benefit to the ░░░░░░░░ but what does have ░░░░░░░░ to the children that ░░░░░░░░ backed by science are ░░░░░░░░ up windows and vaccinating ░░░░░░░░ adults around them the ░░░░░░░░ their families In the ░░░░░░░░ we were able to ░░░░░░░░ some of these maybe ░░░░░░░░ reduction measures because we ░░░░░░░░ a lack of data ░░░░░░░░ things have changed now ░░░░░░░░ and we have data ░░░░░░░░ we know long term ░░░░░░░░ of young children in ░░░░░░░░ cloth masks can have ░░░░░░░░ And no one has ░░░░░░░░ the benefit yet So ░░░░░░░░ have to say the ░░░░░░░░ or really lack thereof ░░░░░░░░ mask wearing in children ░░░░░░░░ on DeSantis’ side.”