CDC says “required mask use among students was not statistically significant compared with schools where mask use was optional.”
QUICK FACTS:
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report on May 28 explaining that schools that required mask-wearing had no benefit compared to schools that did not require their students to wear masks.
- The CDC speculated that the fact that masks do not help to lower incidence of Covid-19 infection “might also result from differences in mask-wearing behavior among students in schools with optional requirements.”
- The report also showed that schools that improved ventilation saw a 35–48% lessening of Covid-19 incidence, suggesting that “there are opportunities for many schools to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission through improved ventilation.”
- While the CDC report does recommend “universal and correct mask use among teachers and staff members” as well as “improved ventilation” in schools, it does not recommend masking children as an effective strategy for mitigating the spread of coronavirus.
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