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

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.medrxiv.org/content/1... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/10/european-school-reopeningsreduce-virus-concerns-for-most-312595
13">https://www.politico.com/news/2020... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32513410/ 
14">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32513410/... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-23/school-children-don-t-spread-coronavirus-french-study-shows
15">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti... https://thedispatch.com/p/reopening-schools-isnt-risk-free
16">https://thedispatch.com/p/reopeni... https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2020/05/22/peds.2020-004879.full.pdf
17">https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/p... https://news.yahoo.com/german-study-finds-no-evidence-164704005.html
18">https://news.yahoo.com/german-st... 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.theguardian.com/world/202... https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0962-9
20">https://www.nature.com/articles/... https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2006100?articleTools=true">https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/1...

21 https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/face-masks-should-there-be-a-cover-up-
22">https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/f... https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1435/rr-40
23">https://www.bmj.com/content/3... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/
24">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic... https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-covid-transmission.html
25">https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2662657/
26">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic... https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
27">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/... https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-use-face-masks-community.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1_jAdl1oSRx3g2uvZ4Ep6J77FJ0xZiycH0kSUx3P43NAuWartAb9y_XUM
28">https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/def... 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://services.aap.org/en/pages/... https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1435/rr-43
30">https://www.bmj.com/content/3... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-prevention-face-mask-not-helpful-wash-hands/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coro...

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://www.who.int/emergenci... https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577
33">https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5... #r39">https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article #r39
34">https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/artic... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/
35">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-news-face-masks-increase-risk-infection-doctor-jenny-harries-a9396811.html
36">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/heal... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20592763/ 
37">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20592763/... https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/infectioncontrol/16278
38">https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiou... https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.01.20088260v1.full.pdf
39">https://www.medrxiv.org/content/1... https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data
40">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-pers... https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy">https://www.rcreader.com/commentar...

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

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