Thread by @karenvaites

It’s a beautiful morning to stand up for our most vulnerable masked children.

#UnmaskOurKids

And our rally starts with moms figuring out how to use s stroller as a podium.

Because of course it does.
@daniela127

The Science is Clear, and the CDC is following it, days @daniela127:

New York State is following the science! New York State guidelines now allow for mask-optional PreK and day care.

Why is New York City disregarding the CDC, NY State… and the WHO… and the norms in EVERY European country… and masking kids?

More from @daniela127:

Please listen to comments from pediatrician @drdyanhes.

Especially BC she starts w/:

“I’m probably one of my only colleagues or peers that can be here today, because I am not tied to a hospital or organization that refuses to let pediatricians speak out against @AmerAcadPeds.”

.@drdyanhes is pro-vaccine, pro-public health, she has been on the front lines of vaccination, but she cannot find sense in toddler mask mandates as a motivation.

Please hear her full comments:

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.@drdyanhes is seeing more young kids w/ speech delays.

And she is seeing a huge wait list for Early Intervention services, in a city where most cannot afford to pay for private speech therapy.

“What does NYC know that the rest of the world doesn’t” about masking toddlers?

*she cannot find sense in toddler mask mandates as a mitigation, that is. (Two tweets above this one.)

Can we take a moment to appreciate toddler faces?

💙

He’s not wrong.

Let’s see their smiles 💛

The lowest-risk kids should NOT have the highest burden, @NYCMayor @NYCHealthCommr.