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I haven't ever done a deep dive on the studies around this, but I think 2 is pretty widely accepted. I see things like this frequently:
"Many studies have shown that masks can be safely worn by children over age 2, even if they have a health condition. Concerns about masks being unsafe have been disproven. Masks will not block oxygen from getting into a child’s lungs, and they don't affect learning and development."
@BE Thanks for this! I wonder what’s the basis for the not recommending for ages 5 below.
Based from what I knew before and what I was taught, 2 yrs of age was the cutoff age 🤔
Probably just the WHO being overly cautious. People have gotten really weird about kids and masks...at least here in the US.
Yes, absolutely in the wrong way!
@BE Probably. But overly cautious in the wrong way. Not as cautious against airborne pathogens.
I do hope we get more mask options for children.