This week I chatted with a grandma of a four year old with special needs who is required to wear a mask all day at school. He comes home miserable with a mask soaking wet. Despite the fact that it’s developmentally inappropriate and epidemiologically unnecessary, he must wear it.
The WHO standard is that children under six should never be forced to wear a mask, and that nuance should be used in deciding if it’s necessary for children between the ages of 6-11. And yet, the CDC recommendations requiring children aged two and up to be in them in public.
There is no science behind this recommendation. As the parent of young kids, this is an infuriating time. The CDC are promoting anti-science requirements thrust upon my kids, requirements that do real harm and achieve no positive result. They are powerful unelected bureaucrats.
I’ve spoken with a number of people with experience in DC and the best solution I’ve heard is for parents to advocate for their children with elected representatives, asking them to advocate for us with the CDC.
I encourage parents to do that here: ricochet.com/915734/masks-o…
But I’m also looking to talk to Hill staffers who work for Members who care enough about kids to advocate for them. If you work on the House or Senate side as a staffer or a representative and are willing to read a mountain of research put together by a fellow parent, please DM.
A bit more on this from the data side:
https://twitter.com/tracybethhoeg/status/1375940598083977217
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