What experts say about having kids mask up again amid rising RSV, flu cases

Published November 9, 2022

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Yahoo! quoted Mark Hicar for a story about whether parents should put masks on their children again given the cases of flu, RSV and COVID-19 circulating this season. While masking is “perfectly reasonable,” Hicar also points out that “these infections are hard to avoid when spreading throughout the community and perfect mask use by a child can be a tough ask.” The story appeared in several digital media outlets.

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