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@UsforThemUK @JuliaHB1 @allisonpearson - THREAD 1/ Fascinating couple of days in the debate over masks in schools. Phaps revealing why govt appears ready to roll back masks in schools guidance, but leaving serious questions over why it was there in the first place and why it...
2/ hasn& #39;t been withdrawn already. First we have @camillahmturner revealing in @Telegraph that @PHE_uk “expressly did not consider any potential disbenefits of the policy”. So no actual
risk assessment on harms to kids done by the govt.
risk assessment on harms to kids done by the govt.
3/ Then today we had the hearing of the case brought by @laworfiction seeking injunction against particular school for mask policy in apparent absence
of risk assessment from school.
of risk assessment from school.
4/ Extremely interesting to hear @Francis_Hoar present evidence as to the direct harms that masks potentially cause kids. Thus far focus has been almost
entirely on secondary harms - eg diminished communication affecting quality of education - and even more on arguments...
entirely on secondary harms - eg diminished communication affecting quality of education - and even more on arguments...
5/ ...over whether masks provide any benefit as source control. But this case focused on potential physical and psychological harms that could be directly caused by masks.
