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Florida Surgeon-General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has recommended that children not be forced to wear face masks in schools, noting that there is no clinical benefit to doing so.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/florida-surgeon-general-smacks-down-mask-mandates-for-kids-says-data-shows-no-clinical-benefit/ Florida surgeon general smacks down mask mandates for kids, says data shows no ‘clinical benefit’] at Life Site News</ref> Ladapo's statement syncs with parents who have refused to make their children wear masks at school, backing their stance with data revealing that children are not at high risk from COVID-19, they do not spread the virus at any significant level and they may face physical and psychological damage from wearing face masks for long periods.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/children-and-covid19/ Children not a ‘vector of transmission’ of COVID-19, nor at risk from it themselves] at Life Site News</ref>
Florida Surgeon-General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has recommended that children not be forced to wear face masks in schools, noting that there is no clinical benefit to doing so.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/florida-surgeon-general-smacks-down-mask-mandates-for-kids-says-data-shows-no-clinical-benefit/ Florida surgeon general smacks down mask mandates for kids, says data shows no ‘clinical benefit’] at Life Site News</ref> Ladapo's statement syncs with parents who have refused to make their children wear masks at school, backing their stance with data revealing that children are not at high risk from COVID-19, they do not spread the virus at any significant level and they may face physical and psychological damage from wearing face masks for long periods.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/children-and-covid19/ Children not a ‘vector of transmission’ of COVID-19, nor at risk from it themselves] at Life Site News</ref>
[[File:Mask mandate.PNG|right|300px|thumb|A [[National Education Association]] [[public school]] teacher tapes a mask on a child at his desk.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/sickening-teacher-caught-taping-mask-young-childs-face-class-outraged-parents-plan-demonstration-upcoming-school-board-meeting/</ref>]]
==Affects on children==
==Affects on children==
A study by researchers at Brown University found that mean [[IQ]] scores of young children born during the pandemic tumbled by as much as 22 points while verbal, motor and cognitive performance all suffered as a result of [[lockdown]]. The study of 672 children born before and after the CCP pandemic began in March 2020 found that “[w]ith limited stimulation at home and less interaction with the world outside, pandemic-era children appear to have scored shockingly low on tests designed to assess cognitive development.”
A study by researchers at Brown University found that mean [[IQ]] scores of young children born during the pandemic tumbled by as much as 22 points while verbal, motor and cognitive performance all suffered as a result of [[lockdown]]. The study of 672 children born before and after the CCP pandemic began in March 2020 found that “[w]ith limited stimulation at home and less interaction with the world outside, pandemic-era children appear to have scored shockingly low on tests designed to assess cognitive development.”