Thu Sep 9, 2021 – 3:58 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a new ally when it comes to stopping schools from forcing kids to wear masks.
Professor Vinay Prasad, a medical doctor who teaches epidemiology at the University of California San Francisco, said the costs of masking kids outweigh any benefits.
“The potential educational harms of mandatory-masking policies are much more firmly established, at least at this point, than their possible benefits in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in schools,” Prasad wrote recently in The Atlantic. “States and communities that are considering masking policies just to be safe should recognize that being overly cautious has a cost, while the benefits are uncertain.”
He broke from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) which has said that there is not currently proof that masks harm child development.
“Early childhood is a crucial period when humans develop cultural, language, and social skills, including the ability to detect emotion on other people’s faces,” Prasad wrote. “Social interactions with friends, parents, and caregivers are integral to fostering children’s growth and well-being.”
Even pro-lockdown governments like the United Kingdom have not urged masking for kids, the oncologist and hematologist noted.
“In addition to recommending masks for young
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