The American Academy of Pediatrics doubled down on youngsters carrying masks in colleges on Friday, tweeting “Throughout this surge in instances, it’s extra vital than ever to ensure kids and college workers put on masks, no matter their vaccination standing. Now shouldn’t be the time to let up”:
Right now, AAP up to date interim pandemic steerage on colleges, urging prioritization of in-person studying and adherence to COVID security measures like vaccines and common masking. Analysis exhibits virus transmission in colleges is low, particularly when masking insurance policies are enacted. 1/3
— American Academy of Pediatrics (@AmerAcadPeds) January 28, 2022
In January alone, greater than 2 million kids turned contaminated with COVID. Throughout this surge in instances, it’s extra vital than ever to ensure kids and college workers put on masks, no matter their vaccination standing. Now shouldn’t be the time to let up. 2/3
— American Academy of Pediatrics (@AmerAcadPeds) January 28, 2022
Youngsters have suffered in some ways through the pandemic, with an increase in psychological well being points and a deepening chasm of inequities in under-resourced communities. Study extra about prioritizing kids’s well being and security in AAP’s up to date suggestions: https://t.co/8Y1eqmKaA2
— American Academy of Pediatrics (@AmerAcadPeds) January 28, 2022
GOODBYE CREDIBILITY:
Congratulations on destroying your credibility & parental belief.
Simply know that you just did this to yourselves.
— NYC Offended Mother (@angrybklynmom) January 28, 2022
AAP President Moira Szilagyi added that “masks are extraordinarily efficient”:
We all know households are struggling proper now. But we should always not lose sight of how far we’ve come. We’ve an efficient and secure vaccine and masks are extraordinarily efficient. We urge everybody to have persistence and never let down their guard so as to maintain our kids secure. https://t.co/63DRPP8hjm
— Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP (@AAPPres) January 28, 2022
Perhaps she missed all of the reporting that children don’t want masks at school?
NPR: “The US is an outlier in recommending masks from the age of two years previous. The World Well being Group doesn’t suggest masks for youngsters below age 5, whereas the European equal of the CDC does not suggest them for youngsters below age 12” https://t.co/zQ8mSrieaD
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 28, 2022
And as we told you on Friday, “the dam is breaking”:
On Monday, the Washington Submit revealed an op-ed from three medical specialists calling to finish masks mandates in colleges. The Atlantic joined in on Tuesday.
Right now, it is NPR’s flip and @michelleinbklyn within the New York Occasions.
The dam is breaking. https://t.co/WTZpL15DNS
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 28, 2022
In some unspecified time in the future, the AAP might be concered with their credibility, proper? RIGHT?
From Mary Katharine Ham:
Somebody get her the “Now It Can Be Stated” memo from NYT and NPR. AAP misplaced its means all through the pandemic and “extraordinarily efficient” used for kid-masking means they’re nowhere near regaining it. https://t.co/oGM5F08GhS
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) January 28, 2022
And right here’s Karol Markowicz pointint out that if “greater than 2 million kids turned contaminated with COVID” in January, possibly the masks aren’t so efficient in any case?
What number of of these 2 million had been already masking in colleges and why did not that work? https://t.co/feOjlcBfv9
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) January 28, 2022
Yeah, they received’t reply that one.
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