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Re: Face masks

Author: SecondTry
Date: 2021-08-28 21:31

Fuzzy wrote:

> SunnyDaze,
>
> My worry is about the masks too. There really should have been
> a very clear-cut line between the masked vs unmasked societies.
> There wasn't. Just a lot of data that was hard to interpret.

I must confess Fuzzy, sometimes you just say things that make me mad, because I feel like you haven't thought them through first.

This one's particularly bad because you literally cite the very reasons why what you seek (precise epidemiological guidance) couldn't be done, in your very contradiction of seeking absolute rules from a sea of new and less than crystal clear infection data that was/is, to use your (correct) words "hard to interpret."

The epidemiological community makes its best educated guesses as to where lines are drawn in its guidance based on the very limited information it has on a novel (i.e. new) virus' infection rate and the infirmity it causes. As it tries to balance public health and individual freedom it faces continual unfair bashing about not getting that correct it pronounced 6 months ago when less was known.

>
> For this reason, I wonder (especially for children) whether
> masks are beneficial at all...as kids are prone to constantly
> fiddle with their mask.

You don't have to wonder. The science on this fortunately is in and that it is beneficial for children to be wearing masks (my discussion pertains to school, as must yours) despite these limitations and others you cite. It is not my opinion that Florida and Texas governors DeSantis and Abbott's desire to oppose the forced use of masks on this population runs opposite to science. And lest anyone think these words political, let me also add that I'm proud that Arkansas Governor Hutchinson, barring the same party affiliation, realized his mistake and reversed course on the need for masks in school.

Fuzzy: I want to make a point here. We're all entitled to our opinions. But if you want to come out and say, by analogy "gee I wonder if I could play the clarinet without the bottom joint and bell," an idea that acoustical science would deem as absurd as medical science has the idea that kids might be better off without masks in school, then people are going to shut you down if for no other reason than it's irresponsible to put such ridiculous ideas in other people's heads.

By all means postulate about that in the world that hasn't already been shown to be a certain way, and share it with others if you like. But to come to some social venue and wonder if pediatric masks make sense at school is like coming here to postulate whether the current US President won the election (spoiler alert: he did.)

>
> In answer to your question about whether children in the US are
> eligible for the vaccine...the last I heard, children in the
> 12-15 year age group were allowed emergency use (not really
> sure what that means - and don't know if it changed since the
> FDA officially approved the Pfizer vaccine a few days back.)
>

The emergency use you describe pertains to the FDA emergency and expedited indication of a set of COVID vaccines for use. Every COVID vaccine, for everyone recommended to be inoculated in the US is currently under emergency use barring the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Comirnary, which was recently granted FDA full approval.

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