Wrong. Same viral interference phenomenon happened everywhere in the world, regardless of mask usage or non-usage. And the other viruses started to rise whenCOV2 peaked, in January -- masks firmly on.
This is new peak anti-child, anti-science evil; masks did jack taco for COVID but let's pretend they are why we skipped a flu season -- and bring them back on that basis. Unreal.
Shorter Walensky: who needs science? White House politicals and the teachers unions keep me on a short leash.
I got nothing else, so here's an idiotic "vectors" claim debunked for over a year. Except even stupider now because everyone vulnerable has been offered vaccination.
Teachers unions demanded closures and masks long after it had been crystal clear COVID risk to kids was near zero. Because they could (though seldom did) infect adults.
Now all the adults have been offered vaccination! Enough!
And "the CDC says" from the same entity that corrupted the February schools guidance, overruling science with politics. I mean, really???