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

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SAPHIER: “When you translate that to the United States and look at our children, about 99% of kids are wearing those cloth masks, which there's really no proven benefit to children and the surrounding communities in wearing those cloth masks. But what I can tell you is there are some real long-term risks for that. The cloth masks they may be wearing may have zero benefit to the children, but what does have benefit to the children that is backed by science are opening up windows and vaccinating the adults around them, the teachers, their families. In the beginning we were able to take some of these maybe risk reduction measures because we had a lack of data, but things have changed now, Jason, and we have data and we know long-term wearing of young children in these cloth masks can have consequences. And no one has proven the benefit yet. So I have to say, the science or really lack thereof on mask wearing in children is on DeSantis' side."