Schools With Face-Mask Requirements Had Fewer Covid-19 Outbreaks, CDC Study Finds

Face-mask requirements in schools drastically reduce the spread of Covid-19 among children, two studies published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest

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Researchers in Arizona found that schools that didn’t require masking at the start of the academic year were much more likely than those that did. A second study found that counties without mask requirements for schools saw larger increases in pediatric Covid-19 case rates compared with counties with school mask requirements.

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