Should kids wear face masks? We asked a pediatrician
4 years, 8 months ago

Should kids wear face masks? We asked a pediatrician

LA Times  

As parents, we tend to want to make things better for our kids. Now that the CDC is recommending people wear cloth face coverings when venturing out in public, many parents are wondering if their children should wear masks when they go outside. The American Academy of Pediatrics has helpful information for parents, including a set of frequently asked questions about cloth face coverings for children during COVID-19, available on its parent/caregiver website. If it is necessary for a child to go somewhere where maintaining six feet of physical distance from others at all times is difficult, such as a necessary trip to the grocery store or pharmacy, then CDC guidelines for wearing a face covering would recommend using a nonmedical mask or face covering. Any child who is incapacitated or unable to remove the covering on their own if needed should not wear cloth face coverings.

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Covid: People urged to wear masks and stay at home if unwell as NHS under immense pressure
2 years ago

Covid: People urged to wear masks and stay at home if unwell as NHS under immense pressure

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In “back-to-school advice” issued on Monday, the UKHSA warned that flu and Covid are currently …

Should I start wearing a mask on public transport again?
2 years, 2 months ago

Should I start wearing a mask on public transport again?

The Independent  

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The Best KN95 Face Masks For Kids To Wear Back To School
2 years, 5 months ago

The Best KN95 Face Masks For Kids To Wear Back To School

Huff Post  

Back-to-school season is upon us, and as your little ones prepare to resume their studies, the best way to help protect them from COVID -19 is with a mask or face covering. Despite most U.S. public schools making masking optional this school year, it’s still a good idea to wear one: The new BA.5 subvariant is highly transmissible, infections are …

Are masks still effective even when many aren’t wearing them? What experts say
2 years, 8 months ago

Are masks still effective even when many aren’t wearing them? What experts say

LA Times  

Airports and airlines dropped their mask requirements after a Florida federal judge voided the Biden administration’s mask mandate for planes, trains and buses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wanted a couple more weeks to make sure the recent modest increase in coronavirus cases wouldn’t threaten hospitals, and giving that time to the agency’s scientists would’ve helped “make sure …

Usage of masks should be relaxed among children say experts as skin infection risk increased
2 years, 9 months ago

Usage of masks should be relaxed among children say experts as skin infection risk increased

Firstpost  

Also, as the benefit of using masks is low when the virus circulation is limited, experts feel the central government should remove the compulsion for kids. “It is a medical truism that everything that has effects also has side effects,” said Dr Maninder Singh Dhaliwal, associate director of pediatrics, Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon, when asked about the usage of face masks. …

Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance. Others are wary
2 years, 10 months ago

Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance. Others are wary

LA Times  

Patrons take off their masks inside Philippe’s restaurant in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. J.B. Pritzker said that the statewide school mask mandate will be lifted Monday in response to the new guidance, although Chicago Public Schools officials said they will continue to require masks “to maintain health and safety measures.” Los Angeles on Friday began allowing people who are …

What are the face mask and testing rules for children at school?
2 years, 11 months ago

What are the face mask and testing rules for children at school?

ABC  

Schools are returning around Australia and many students are going back to new rules and requirements, after the nationwide spread of the Omicron variant. Queensland Face masks High school students, including those under 12 years of age, are required to wear a face mask in Queensland both indoors and outdoors. Western Australia Face masks High school students are required to …

Debate rages over whether kids should wear masks at school
2 years, 11 months ago

Debate rages over whether kids should wear masks at school

NPR  

Debate rages over whether kids should wear masks at school Should we put KN95 masks on children or take all masks off? What's different about this moment is that there's a third camp emerging of parents, doctors and advocates who are pro-vaccine and anti-mask mandates for children, and they're getting louder. KAMENETZ: About two-thirds of large school districts, plus many …

Schools in England reinstate mask wearing rules in classrooms after surge in Covid cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Schools in England reinstate mask wearing rules in classrooms after surge in Covid cases

Daily Mail  

A number of schools are reinstating rules for pupils to wear facemasks after a surge in Covid cases, despite Government guidance last week which ended the requirement. Children wearing facemasks during a lesson at Outwood Academy in Woodlands, Doncaster Hailsham Community College in East Sussex is one of a number of schools who have reinstated face masks in the classroom …

Should young children be made to wear face masks?
3 years, 2 months ago

Should young children be made to wear face masks?

BBC  

Should young children be made to wear face masks? Getty Images In Singapore, it's common for young children to wear masks against Covid – but some parents worry it might affect their development In Singapore and many other countries around the world, it's common for young children to wear masks against Covid-19 – but aside from the protection they provide …

Face mask use in adults in their 30s and 40s has risen consistently for eight weeks, data shows
3 years, 2 months ago

Face mask use in adults in their 30s and 40s has risen consistently for eight weeks, data shows

Daily Mail  

More and more adults in their 30s and 40s are choosing to wear face masks on buses and trains amid spiralling Covid cases, official data suggests. The lines show the percentage of people who said they wore face masks on public transport, out of those who said they had worn a face mask in the week before they were questioned. …

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?
3 years, 3 months ago

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?

Associated Press  

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. “We don’t know for sure that masks have no developmental effects but we do know that there are adverse effects from not trying to stop transmission,’’ said Dr. Emily Levy, a critical …

How To Help Kids Cope With Being The Only Mask-Wearer In School
3 years, 4 months ago

How To Help Kids Cope With Being The Only Mask-Wearer In School

Huff Post  

blackCAT via Getty Images When Nicholas, 35, sent his son to third grade earlier this month, he did a lot of the usual getting prepared — buying back-to-school supplies, talking to his son about the friends and teachers he was excited to see again. “We’re telling him we’re doing everything we can to keep him and other kids safe.” Countless …

Use These 6 Expert Tips To Find The Best Masks For Your Kids
3 years, 4 months ago

Use These 6 Expert Tips To Find The Best Masks For Your Kids

NPR  

Use These 6 Expert Tips To Find The Best Masks For Your Kids Enlarge this image toggle caption Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Which masks are best to keep kids safe? For younger kids especially, you want to choose a mask that is comfortable, so they won't fiddle with it all day long, …

Does mask wearing harm children’s development? Experts weigh in
3 years, 4 months ago

Does mask wearing harm children’s development? Experts weigh in

CNN  

CNN — For young children, the pandemic comes at a crucial time for developing skills important for empathy, safety and more – a phase that some parents worry will be impaired by mask-wearing. “I think once masks are gone or almost gone, whatever impact it has, we’ll quickly recover,” said Dr. Hugh Bases, a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at …

Should face masks be made mandatory for children in schools?
3 years, 5 months ago

Should face masks be made mandatory for children in schools?

ABC  

The no-mask-wearing policy for Brisbane secondary students will remain in place despite a student testing positive at a local high school this week. Key points: Queensland Health says mask wearing in public is one of the most effective weapons against COVID-19 The Queensland Teachers Union says it trusts the science and supports CHO Jeannette Young The union says members can …

South Carolina says its schools can’t follow CDC mask advice
3 years, 5 months ago

South Carolina says its schools can’t follow CDC mask advice

Associated Press  

Despite updated federal guidelines recommending indoor mask use at schools nationwide, even for vaccinated students, South Carolina education officials said Tuesday that they won’t be able to follow the advice, due to recently passed legislation. A budget proviso that went into effect July 1 prohibits school districts in South Carolina from using any appropriated funds “to require that its students …

Should you still wear a face mask?
3 years, 5 months ago

Should you still wear a face mask?

Al Jazeera  

A couple of weeks ago I visited London for work and had to take the Underground. The chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty spoke at the same briefing, saying he would continue to wear a mask in three situations: “The first is in any situation which was indoors and crowded; if asked to do so by any competent authority; and …

California to require face masks at schools this fall
3 years, 6 months ago

California to require face masks at schools this fall

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear face coverings inside school buildings. Ahead of new school guidelines expected next week, health officials in California said Friday that …

Vaccinated teachers and students don't need masks, says CDC
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccinated teachers and students don't need masks, says CDC

India Today  

Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its Covid-19 guidelines. Read | US CDC's relaxed Covid norms unscientific, not possible here, say Indian experts The nation’s top public health agency is not advising schools to require shots for teachers and vaccine-eligible kids. That’s probably …

Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. “We’re at a new point in the pandemic that we’re all really excited about,” and so it’s time to update the guidance, said Erin Sauber-Schatz, who leads the CDC task force …

Worried About How to Keep Your Kids Safe During Covid-19? All You Need to Know
3 years, 6 months ago

Worried About How to Keep Your Kids Safe During Covid-19? All You Need to Know

News 18  

The Ayush Ministry has issued a detailed set of homecare guidelines for protecting children against Covid-19 as there was a spike in instances of children contracting virus during the second wave. Here are ten guidelines for protecting children against Covid-19: • The guidelines stress on children washing their hands often and wearing masks while outside their house. • Children should …

Who should wear mask and who shouldn’t? Check new Covid guidelines for kids
3 years, 7 months ago

Who should wear mask and who shouldn’t? Check new Covid guidelines for kids

Live Mint  

The recent guidelines for Covid management in children clarifies on the need for masks in the population below 18 years of age. The new guidelines state that children aged 5 years or less are not required to wear masks. The guidelines also directed that children below the age of 18 years should not be given Remdesivir for treatment of Covid-19. …

Dr Fauci says kids will STILL have to wear masks
3 years, 7 months ago

Dr Fauci says kids will STILL have to wear masks

Daily Mail  

Dr Anthony Fauci said that six month-old babies could be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year. Dr Anthony Fauci gave his first interview since the mask guidance update on Thursday and told CNN he 'wouldn't want to declare victory prematurely' and it's not over Fauci said kids should wear masks until they can get fully vaccinated. …

Do I still need to wear a mask outdoors? There is a growing debate
3 years, 8 months ago

Do I still need to wear a mask outdoors? There is a growing debate

LA Times  

As COVID-19 vaccinations increase and nationwide case rates continue to decline, the country’s top health experts are considering whether and when face mask guidelines can become more lenient. When the case count drops lower, he said, “the risk of any infection — indoor or outdoor — diminishes dramatically.” Fauci’s statements were, in part, a response to comments Sunday by Dr. …

CDC Issues New Recommendations On Face Coverings
3 years, 8 months ago

CDC Issues New Recommendations On Face Coverings

NPR  

CDC Issues New Recommendations On Face Coverings The CDC says fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks in most outdoor settings. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The CDC announced yesterday that if you are fully vaccinated, you may take off your mask in many outdoor settings. Well, there are a bunch of activities and settings where the agency says it's OK …

CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
3 years, 8 months ago

CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And that’s a beautiful thing.” Some experts portrayed the relaxed guidance as a reward and a motivator for more people …

Michigan’s mask mandate is expanded to kids ages 2-4
3 years, 8 months ago

Michigan’s mask mandate is expanded to kids ages 2-4

CNN  

CNN — As Michigan grapples with a surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, state officials have expanded the mask mandate to include children as young as 2. Beaumont Health’s eight hospitals in two Detroit-area counties are 90-95% full, and the number of their Covid-19 patients jumped from 129 in late February to more than 800 patients now, system officials said …

7 Face Masks Your Kids May Actually Wear
4 years, 3 months ago

7 Face Masks Your Kids May Actually Wear

Wired  

For three years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued complicated—and occasionally contradictory—guidance on when you should wear a mask, depending on whether you're inside, outside, vaccinated, or not vaccinated. Unvaccinated children 2 years old and above should wear face masks in public spaces. However, these masks have not been tested for broad use on smaller children, …

What are the rules on masks in schools?
4 years, 3 months ago

What are the rules on masks in schools?

Associated Press  

What are the rules on masks in schools? Whether students have to wear masks, and the trouble they could face if they don’t, depends on where they go to school. In the northern Italian town of Codogno that was hit hard by the virus, elementary and middle school students have to wear masks. Back in the U.S., Utah’s school mask …

Kids 5 and under don’t need masks against coronavirus, WHO says
4 years, 4 months ago

Kids 5 and under don’t need masks against coronavirus, WHO says

CNN  

CNN — Children 5 and under should not be made to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said Monday. “According to the limited available evidence, young children may have lower susceptibility to infection compared to adults, however available data suggests that this may vary by age among children,” WHO and UNICEF said. WHO has …

Covid-19 pandemic: WHO urges children aged 12 and over to wear masks like adults
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic: WHO urges children aged 12 and over to wear masks like adults

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization recently said that children aged 12 and above must wear masks to help tackle the spread of Covid-19 pandemic under the same conditions applicable to adults. Whether children between six and 11 should wear masks depends on a number of factors, including the intensity of transmission in the area, the child’s ability to use the mask, …

The dos and don'ts of Melbourne's face mask rules. When and how to wear one, and will it stop me catching coronavirus?
4 years, 5 months ago

The dos and don'ts of Melbourne's face mask rules. When and how to wear one, and will it stop me catching coronavirus?

ABC  

Almost everyone in Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire must now cover their face when they leave the house or face a $200 fine. However, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said recent evidence showed that wearing a mask "makes a practical difference". "So just following people who wear masks and the settings in which masks are worn has shown that there's …

The Cutest Face Masks For Kids They'll Actually Want To Wear
4 years, 6 months ago

The Cutest Face Masks For Kids They'll Actually Want To Wear

Huff Post  

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Westend61 via Getty Images Rainbows, dinosaurs and tie-dye — there are lots of face masks for kids that they'll actually wear. Wearing a mask is a matter of public health, but you shouldn’t be buying the kind of masks that doctors wear — leave those to the …

Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
4 years, 6 months ago

Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?

Associated Press  

Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? Others can wear masks without risking their health, according to experts, despite false rumors to the contrary. In areas where COVID-19 is spreading, health experts agree that wearing masks or other face coverings in public helps reduce the risk of spreading the virus when people can’t socially distance by staying 6 feet …

Seven reasons to wear a mask this July 4 weekend (opinion)
4 years, 6 months ago

Seven reasons to wear a mask this July 4 weekend (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jennifer Lee is a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine at The George Washington University. Jennifer Lee Ariel Skelley Here are seven reasons why you don’t want to leave home without a mask: Masks protect you and your family and friends. In one review article published in the Lancet last month, researchers analyzed 172 studies from 16 countries …

Yes, Wearing Masks Helps. Here's Why
4 years, 6 months ago

Yes, Wearing Masks Helps. Here's Why

NPR  

Yes, Wearing Masks Helps. "What this evidence supports is that, if there is a policy around using face masks in place, it does actually come with a fairly large effect," says study co-author Holger Schünemann, an epidemiologist at McMaster University. There's some evidence of protection for the wearer, but the stronger evidence is that masks protect others from catching an …

Latest guidelines on wearing masks in Guangxi
4 years, 6 months ago

Latest guidelines on wearing masks in Guangxi

China Daily  

The following guidelines on wearing masks for the public issued by the Command Office of COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region aims to promote the regular prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic, while continuing the region's economic and social development. People do not need to wear masks when riding bicycles or driving cars, but should wear …

Mothers slammed for putting face masks on babies
4 years, 6 months ago

Mothers slammed for putting face masks on babies

Daily Mail  

A mother has sent a stark plea to parents, warning them not to put face masks on babies and young children. Vanessa Madrid, from California, took to Facebook to share pictures of babies with masks she had come across online, and explained that their smaller airways put them at 'risk of suffocation' if their breathing is constricted The mother-of-two also …

WHO recommends wider use of face masks to curb COVID-19
4 years, 7 months ago

WHO recommends wider use of face masks to curb COVID-19

India TV News  

The World Health Organization on Friday updated its guidance on the use of masks for control of COVID-19, advising all people aged 60 years or over, or those with underlying conditions, to wear a medical mask in situations where physical distancing is not possible. The new guidance advises medical masks for all people working in clinical areas of a health …

Know your face mask
4 years, 7 months ago

Know your face mask

India Today  

To celebrate the relaxations that have come with Lockdown 5.0, Priya Chaudhari threw her first party in three months on the eve of May 31. As masks become an essential part of our daily lives, many are finding ways to personalise them—changing their status from a facial barrier to something less daunting. Also spraying masks with sanitisers or washing with …

Face masks are no 'silver bullet' for coronavirus but do have benefits. Here's what you need to know
4 years, 7 months ago

Face masks are no 'silver bullet' for coronavirus but do have benefits. Here's what you need to know

ABC  

There's been much debate around the world about whether the public should be wearing face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. So wearing a mask may well be "an altruistic act that helps prevent you contaminating your environment", says clinical researcher Meg Jardine of The George Institute for Global Health. "We don't recommend that members of the community use N95 or …

How To Get Your Kids To Wear Face Masks During The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

How To Get Your Kids To Wear Face Masks During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Huff Post  

dragana991 via Getty Images Getting children to wear masks for more than a few minutes at a time isn't easy, experts say. “It allows them to feel like they have some ownership or control over the process,” said Allison Tappon, a child life specialist with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia — herself a mom of two young kids. “It’s important …

Masks too dangerous for children under 2: Japan medical group
4 years, 7 months ago

Masks too dangerous for children under 2: Japan medical group

Live Mint  

TOKYO: Children under the age of two shouldn't wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japan medical group said, launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the coronavirus crisis. To prevent the virus spread, health experts worldwide are recommending people wear masks when it is difficult to maintain …

Masks too dangerous for children under 2, Japan medical group says
4 years, 7 months ago

Masks too dangerous for children under 2, Japan medical group says

Live Mint  

Children under the age of two shouldn't wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japan medical group said, launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the coronavirus crisis. To prevent the virus spread, health experts worldwide are recommending people wear masks when it is difficult to maintain social …

Masks dangerous for children under two, Japanese experts warn
4 years, 7 months ago

Masks dangerous for children under two, Japanese experts warn

CNN  

CNN — Wearing masks has become increasingly common during the coronavirus pandemic, but they should not be used by children under the age of two, according to the Japan Pediatric Association. Japan’s coronavirus guidelines encourage people to wear masks but the medical body warned parents not to put them on infants because it makes it difficult to notice changes in …

THE UK GOVERNMENT'S ADVICE ON FACE COVERINGS
4 years, 7 months ago

THE UK GOVERNMENT'S ADVICE ON FACE COVERINGS

Daily Mail  

If you can, wear a face covering in an enclosed space where social distancing isn’t possible and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet. A face covering is not the same as the surgical masks or respirators used by healthcare and other workers as part of personal protective equipment. Face coverings should not be …

Should runners wear a face mask outdoors?
4 years, 7 months ago

Should runners wear a face mask outdoors?

Associated Press  

Should runners wear a face mask outdoors? You won’t always need a face covering while jogging or riding a bike if you’re exercising with no one around, but it’s good to carry one just in case. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people wear cloth face coverings when out in public, especially in places where it’s hard …

School must look much different this fall to keep kids safe, says pediatrician
4 years, 8 months ago

School must look much different this fall to keep kids safe, says pediatrician

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Tanya Altmann is a pediatrician, spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, school physician at Viewpoint School in Southern California and mom of three school-age boys. Kids can still run and kick a soccer ball with their own class, but recess time may be staggered between classes to limit the number of students on the school yard. …

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