Posted on 02/07/2022 1:37:35 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Several states across the country are considering lifting mask mandates in schools in an attempt to return to some semblance of normalcy.
Experts say it is too soon to end mask mandates in schools because vaccination rates are not high enough yet among the school-age population and new cases are still being reported.
"It is not safe at this time for schools to rescind mask mandates [because] even though we do have decent levels of vaccination in the older age groups, as populations get younger, the proportion who are vaccinated gets lower," Dr. Mercedes Carnethon told ABC News.
Currently, 22.6% of Americans ages 5 to 11 and 56.4% of those ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"The proportion of parents who have chosen vaccination for their children is very low and we know that masking works to stop the spread of the coronavirus," Carnethon said. "Rescinding those mandates where children 5 and up spend their days, I believe we will see rapid spread."
Proponents of mask mandates say COVID-19 is not an endemic disease yet and lifting mandates will trigger a major rise in cases.
Those in favor of ending the mandates in schools say the public health focus needs to shift to learning to live with COVID-19 and more attention should be given to individual choice.
An increase in cases isn't necessarily a bad thing due to children's low risk of severe illness, according to some experts. Others, like Dr. Julia Raifman, disagree.
"I think cases are a problem," Raifman, an assistant professor of health law, policy and management at Boston University School of Public Health who researches state-level policy responses to the pandemic, told ABC News.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Well paid socialist doctors say…
Fixed the source for ya.
Blue states are dropping the school mask mandates.
They left that detail out.
The sky is falling The sky is falling
Exactly.
“I think cases are a problem,” Raifman, an assistant professor of health law,
Another worthless degreed paper-pusher. Bureaucrats are going to be the end of us.
As there is no justification for vaccination of school-age children whatsoever, these doctors are clearly compromised ethically, morally, and professionally. They should be referred to their Licensing Boards when the time for accountability is at hand. You notice, no names? We need names and addresses.
“Experts say it is too soon to end mask mandates in schools”
****
“experts”. You mean leftard doctors who want us masked up until the day we die. F em.
FL hasnt had one for awhile. how are they doing?
Could we get list of these doctors so we know to avoid trusting our health to them?
Yeah, when you see that person in a WHITE coat, you need to think of GOD! Anything he says is TRUE. Then comes Fauci, in his WHITE coat, we find him lying, and we realize to question, be reluctant to believe anything they say, they are all part of the scheme of Army of Soldiers sent by BIG PHARMA.
Any medical “expert” who promotes masking as a way to affect — much less prevent — transmission of a respiratory virus has lost all credibility to provide medical advice. It’s a lie ... and a doctor should damn-well know it’s a lie.
It’s time, lift all the mandates.
Anyone who says this should lose his or her license to practice medicine.
“Doctors warn...” ???
Of course ‘they’ do. The cherry picked & paid for leftist doctors who have no ethical standards or moral fiber. They are simply tools of fear-mongering and obey their benefactors ambitions.
Lies and wishful thinking from the left. And when their predictions don’t materialize there will another surge of propaganda. They must be called on it.
Experts at it again. Why is it that the experts are never right?
No, we do NOT know that. There is NO evidence that poorly fitted paper and cloth masks do anything. I challenge Carnethon to deliver evidence supporting his preposterous claim.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.