Why You Shouldn’t Put A Face Mask On Babies, And How To Protect Them Instead
4 years, 9 months ago

Why You Shouldn’t Put A Face Mask On Babies, And How To Protect Them Instead

Huff Post  

Julia Lavrinenko via Getty Images The CDC has said that face masks should not be worn by children under the age of 2. “In addition, if a mask has small parts or things that can come off, it can become a choking hazard,” Dr. Brianna Enriquez, medical director of emergency management with Seattle Children’s Hospital, told HuffPost. On top of those safety concerns, experts have doubts about how much face masks actually protect babies and toddlers from contracting COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, or prevent them from infecting others — given how likely young children are to remove the face coverings and how often babies and young children touch their faces and mouths. “It’s important for anyone wearing a mask to make sure they are not touching their face in public while wearing it, otherwise they will be doing more harm than good,” Darzynkiewicz said. “I’m less concerned about a mask, and more concerned about children going into public who explore the world by touching and licking everything,” said Enriquez.

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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 …

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. …

Abcarian: Masks may be going away. I'll use mine to fight the flu
2 years, 10 months ago

Abcarian: Masks may be going away. I'll use mine to fight the flu

LA Times  

This is how the mask mandate is going in our house: On Monday, the sixth-grader, who wore her surgical mask all day at school, including when she ran a mile in P.E., came home and plopped onto the couch to start her Mandarin homework. Gavin Newsom dramatically described as a “date with destiny,” the state was scheduled to drop its …

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 …

COVID: Mask not recommended for children below 5 years, says Health Ministry
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID: Mask not recommended for children below 5 years, says Health Ministry

India TV News  

COVID: Mask not recommended for children below 5 years, says Health Ministry. In the 'Revised Comprehensive Guidelines for Management of COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents ', the health ministry also said that masks are not recommended for children aged five years and below. In moderate and severe cases, antimicrobials should not be prescribed unless there is clinical suspicion of a …

Covid-19 in children: Here's how to catch early symptoms and their solutions
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 in children: Here's how to catch early symptoms and their solutions

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations Children's Fund highlights that though children are not the face of Covid-19 pandemic, they risk being among its biggest victims since their lives are being changed in profound ways amid this universal crisis hence, for some children, the impact will be lifelong. Covid-19 in children: Here's how to catch early symptoms and their solutions In its data, …

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 …

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 …

A timeline of the CDC’s advice on face masks
3 years, 5 months ago

A timeline of the CDC’s advice on face masks

LA Times  

The story of mask requirements in the United States has had many twists and turns since the early days of the pandemic, when the U.S. surgeon general urged Americans to “STOP BUYING MASKS!” Since then, government and public health leaders have urged us to wear face masks even when walking around our neighborhoods alone, and told us to keep wearing …

Editorial: It’s OK to keep your mask on even when you don’t have to
3 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: It’s OK to keep your mask on even when you don’t have to

LA Times  

Californians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to wear a face covering in most settings now that the state has lifted pandemic restrictions. The risk of infection is very low for vaccinated people, but it’s not zero and they can pass it on to others who are not yet fully inoculated. Many people in Asian societies …

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 …

Ayush Ministry Issues Guidelines to Protect Children from Covid-19. All You Need to Know
3 years, 6 months ago

Ayush Ministry Issues Guidelines to Protect Children from Covid-19. All You Need to Know

News 18  

Preventive healthcare through Ayurvedic medicines and natraceuticals, wearing masks, doing Yoga, monitoring for five warning signs, opting for tele-consultations and vaccination for parents are among the guidelines issued by the Ayush Ministry in a detailed document prepared by it to protect children during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The guidelines say that contrary to the adults, it is very difficult to …

Who should wear mask and who shouldn’t? Check new Covid guidelines for kids
3 years, 6 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. …

Cities are Unlocking, But Precautions Vital: Don't Repeat these Deadly Mistakes from Covid 2nd Wave
3 years, 7 months ago

Cities are Unlocking, But Precautions Vital: Don't Repeat these Deadly Mistakes from Covid 2nd Wave

News 18  

The second wave of Covid-19 proved devastating for India, as cases saw a deathly uptick, and the lack of oxygen and hospital beds and healthcare facilities in many states saw fatal consequences. In its briefing the Joint Secretary said that among half of the population who wear a mask, 64 percent just cover their mouth but not nose, which is …

What the new CDC mask guidance means for kids under 12
3 years, 7 months ago

What the new CDC mask guidance means for kids under 12

CNN  

CNN — When the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its new mask guidance last week, it didn’t include guidance to vaccinated parents who have unvaccinated children, leaving many parents confused about what to do. Among the 24 states and New York City reporting data, children have made up “1.3%-3.1% of total reported hospitalizations, and between 0.1%-1.9% of …

Coronavirus and masks: CDC director says unvaccinated people need to be honest with themselves
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus and masks: CDC director says unvaccinated people need to be honest with themselves

CNN  

CNN — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Sunday that people have to be honest with themselves when deciding whether to wear a mask after the agency lifted masking requirements for vaccinated people. “It certainly would’ve been easier if the science had evolved a week earlier, and I didn’t have to go …

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. …

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 …

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 …

What you need to know about face masks as protection against Covid-19
3 years, 11 months ago

What you need to know about face masks as protection against Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Let’s face it: Even as more people get vaccinated against Covid-19, everyone but small children will still need to wear a face mask for the foreseeable future. If everyone would wear N95 masks for four weeks in risky settings, “it would stop the epidemic,” Dr. Abraar Karan, an internal medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard …

Not wearing mask? Think Covid is over? Here's what Mumbai's top doctors have to tell you
4 years ago

Not wearing mask? Think Covid is over? Here's what Mumbai's top doctors have to tell you

India Today  

"I read that the Covid-19 vaccine will come early next year so things are bound to get back to normal soon. The intensity of the virus has died down as it does for everything with time," a youngster from South Mumbai told India Today on condition of anonymity. 'Herd immunity may take time' A similar sentiment is echoed by Doctor …

Face masks mandatory in public spaces from 1 December; €95 fine for non-compliance
4 years, 1 month ago

Face masks mandatory in public spaces from 1 December; €95 fine for non-compliance

NL Times  

Face masks will officially be mandatory for everyone over the age of 13 in all indoor public spaces from December 1. The face mask must completely cover the nose and mouth and must be designed to prevent the spread of viruses. The obligation applies to all public indoor spaces, including shops, museums, restaurants and theaters, though people can take off …

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, …

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, …

12 fun kids’ face masks for the COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

12 fun kids’ face masks for the COVID-19 pandemic

LA Times  

With in-person school just starting for many children, face masks have become the new backpacks in terms of being necessities for at least 2020 and 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children 2 and older “wear masks in public and when around people who don’t live in your household.” As the world adjusts to life in …

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 …

How To Find The Best Coronavirus Face Mask For Kids
4 years, 6 months ago

How To Find The Best Coronavirus Face Mask For Kids

Huff Post  

Tamilisa Miner via Getty Images Getting kids to wear masks can be a struggle. “A mask fits properly if there aren’t big gaps between the skin and the mask,” said Dr. Niket Sonpal, a New York-based internist and gastroenterologist and adjunct professor at Touro College. “Take these things into consideration.” “Try to figure out that right fit for your child’s …

13 Face Masks We Actually Like to Wear
4 years, 6 months ago

13 Face Masks We Actually Like to Wear

Wired  

Do you wear a face mask or don't you? How We Pick Masks The materials-testing organization ASTM International also recently published the first-ever manufacturing standards on what constitutes a good face covering in a workplace setting. Based on these guidelines, the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health now recommends that if you're going into the office, you use a …

Some shun wearing masks even though they’re essential coronavirus protection
4 years, 6 months ago

Some shun wearing masks even though they’re essential coronavirus protection

LA Times  

People walk along Harbor Boulevard in downtown Fullerton in Orange County on Thursday. Under intense pressure from the Orange County Board of Supervisors, her interim replacement, Dr. Clayton Chau, who is also the county’s Health Care Agency director, on Thursday rescinded Quick’s mandatory face mask order and said Orange County instead “strongly recommends” wearing masks in public settings. The authors …

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 …

Don’t want to wear a face mask? ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Dan Levy has a message for you
4 years, 7 months ago

Don’t want to wear a face mask? ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Dan Levy has a message for you

LA Times  

Dan Levy wants you to think of wearing face masks as “a kindness.” If you think the requirement that people wear face masks in public to help curb the effects of a global pandemic is an infringement on your freedoms, Dan Levy has a message for you. In places like Los Angeles County, people are required to wear face coverings …

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. …

Why we should all be wearing face masks
4 years, 8 months ago

Why we should all be wearing face masks

BBC  

Why we should all be wearing face masks Getty Images To be most effective, more than 80% of the population need to adopt face mask wearing in order to control the spread of Covid-19 With some countries already emerging from lockdown, can wearing face masks in public help to keep coronavirus infection rates from rising again? Getty Images Face masks …

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 …

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