Thread by @OBusybody, Here is an updated version of my infographic providing data that shows [...]

Here is an updated version of my infographic providing data that shows masking young children in school is impractical and not backed up by research. All 52 citations are in linked this thread.

Feel free to point out if I’ve cited something incorrectly, a link no longer works, or you think I’ve missed something. I tried to use direct research/evidence whenever possible but utilized some anecdotal/tertiary evidence given the general lack of research on masking children.

1 https://www.npr.org/2020/06/24/882316641/what-parents-can-learn-from-child-care-centers-that-stayed-open-during-lockdowns
2 https://adc.bmj.com/content/105/7/618.info
3 https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/questions-about-coronavirus-and-the-education-sector
4 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa794/5862649
5 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/146/2/e2020004879
6 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/07/08/peds.2020-004879
7 https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.21.2000903
8 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-known-case-of-teacher-catching-coronavirus-from-pupils-says-scientist-3zk5g2x6z
9 https://www.sickkids.ca/PDFs/About-SickKids/81407-COVID19-Recommendations-for-School-Reopening-SickKids.pdf
10 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html

COVIDView, Key Updates for Week 41

A Weekly Surveillance Summary of U.S. COVID-19 Activity.

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/24/882316641/what-parents-can-learn-from-child-care-centers-that-stayed-open-during-lockdowns

11 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.24.20138875v1.full.pdf
12 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/10/european-school-reopeningsreduce-virus-concerns-for-most-312595
13 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32513410/
14 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-23/school-children-don-t-spread-coronavirus-french-study-shows
15 https://thedispatch.com/p/reopening-schools-isnt-risk-free
16 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2020/05/22/peds.2020-004879.full.pdf
17 https://news.yahoo.com/german-study-finds-no-evidence-164704005.html
18 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/18/french-minister-tells-of-risks-of-missing-school-as-more-pupils-return-covid-19
19 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0962-9
20 https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2006100?articleTools=true

School reopenings in Europe reduce virus concerns — mostly

Experts are cautiously optimistic that going back to school isn’t worsening the epidemic. But there are caveats.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.24.20138875v1.full.pdf

21 https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/face-masks-should-there-be-a-cover-up-
22 https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1435/rr-40
23 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/
24 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-covid-transmission.html
25 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2662657/
26 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
27 https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-use-face-masks-community.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1_jAdl1oSRx3g2uvZ4Ep6J77FJ0xZiycH0kSUx3P43NAuWartAb9y_XUM
28 https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/covid-19-planning-considerations-return-to-in-person-education-in-schools/
29 https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1435/rr-43
30 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-prevention-face-mask-not-helpful-wash-hands/

Do face masks work? A note on the evidence | The Spectator

Should we, or should we not be compelled to wear face masks during a virus epidemic? It sounds a simple enough question. Indeed the answer seems so obvious to many, including the Mayor of London,...

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/face-masks-should-there-be-a-cover-up-

31 https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/q-a-on-covid-19-and-masks
32 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577
33 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article#r39
34 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/
35 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-news-face-masks-increase-risk-infection-doctor-jenny-harries-a9396811.html
36 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20592763/
37 https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/infectioncontrol/16278
38 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.01.20088260v1.full.pdf
39 https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data
40 https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Masks

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/q-a-on-covid-19-and-masks

41 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x
42 https://whtc.com/news/articles/2020/jul/29/dutch-government-will-not-advise-public-to-wear-masks-minister/1044325/
43 https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/masking-lack-of-evidence-with-politics/
44 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747?fbclid=IwAR3_M9KWJ4Cl8yfEX18_lsI8w1xrm-U3ZEcKde6WVYdYa_OyHkZaDHQMKDo
45 http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201521839156288.page
46 https://ocde.us/Board/Documents/2020%20Agendas/Special%20Meeting%20Agenda%2007.13.2020.pdf
47 https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/midatlantic/pdf/ReopeningPASchools.pdf
48 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/helping-people-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-manage-masks-and-covid-19-tests-2020061020089
49 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781887/
50 http://aapca2.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AAP-CA2-press-release-on-schools-re-opening-6-2-20-Rev.pdf

The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the...

Please cite this paper as: bin‐Reza et al. (2012) The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence. Influenza and Other Respirat...

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x

51 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bullied-because-she-stood-out-in-class-for-not-wearing-designer-clothes-1.1126187
52 https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/body-image.html#:~:text=Body%20image%20is%20part%20of,about%20their%20body%20or%20looks.

Bullied because she stood out in class for not wearing designer clothes

Susan left school at the age of 14 after being kicked unconscious by five of her classmates

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bullied-because-she-stood-out-in-class-for-not-wearing-designer-clothes-1.1126187

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