{"id":75001,"date":"2021-07-22T13:05:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T17:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=75001"},"modified":"2021-07-22T13:05:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T17:05:24","slug":"is-this-why-a-child-doctors-group-suddenly-demanded-all-kids-over-2-wear-masks-at-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=75001","title":{"rendered":"Is This Why A Child Doctors Group Suddenly Demanded All Kids Over 2 Wear Masks At School?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Update (1010ET)<\/strong><\/u>: In case you wondered why The American Academy of Pediatricians would over-rule the CDC&#8217;s &#8220;science&#8221;, consider this&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1417224352790192137&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fcovid-19%2Fchild-doctors-group-demands-all-kids-over-2-wear-masks-school&amp;sessionId=c7094782e7a4232db9c2dfe13f8f6397283ae21e&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1417224352790192137\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Probably nothing, right?<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2021\/07\/20\/child-doctors-group-demands-all-kids-over-2-wear-masks-at-school\/\"><em>As Summit News&#8217; Steve Watson detailed earlier,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The American Academy of Pediatrics is demanding that all children over the age of 2 years old wear face masks at schools and nurseries, a suggestion that goes further than any previous restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GettyImages-1268259825.jpg?itok=wTd0Uuf2\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GettyImages-1268259825.jpg?itok=wTd0Uuf2\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/GettyImages-1268259825.jpg?itok=wTd0Uuf2\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ef196c9d-030f-4ba1-b031-ca75e8cace90\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The group, which has 67,000 members in primary care,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/services.aap.org\/en\/news-room\/news-releases\/aap\/2021\/american-academy-of-pediatrics-updates-recommendations-for-opening-schools-in-fall-2021\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that even if kids have been vaccinated they should still be forced to wear masks, suggesting that \u201cCombining layers of protection that include vaccinations, masking and clean-hands hygiene will make in-person learning safe and possible for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group also claims that \u201cmasking is proven to reduce transmission of the virus and to protect those who are not vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The group\u2019s statement also claims universal masking is \u201cthe most effective strategy to create consistent messages and expectations among students without the added burden of needing to monitor everyone\u2019s vaccination status.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The demand goes further than that of the CDC,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/schools-childcare\/k-12-guidance.html\">which has said<\/a>\u00a0that children and adults who work in schools who are fully vaccinated don\u2019t need to wear masks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The AAP is echoing Anthony Fauci, who last week called for all children older than 2 to be forced to wear masks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1415006074483118085&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fcovid-19%2Fchild-doctors-group-demands-all-kids-over-2-wear-masks-school&amp;sessionId=c7094782e7a4232db9c2dfe13f8f6397283ae21e&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1415006074483118085\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Many states have scrapped and even banned mask mandates at this stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week, health authorities in California attempted to enforce a mask mandate for children, before apparently backing down just hours later:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1414772859767910407&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fcovid-19%2Fchild-doctors-group-demands-all-kids-over-2-wear-masks-school&amp;sessionId=c7094782e7a4232db9c2dfe13f8f6397283ae21e&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1414772859767910407\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/covid-19\/child-doctors-group-demands-all-kids-over-2-wear-masks-school\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/covid-19\/child-doctors-group-demands-all-kids-over-2-wear-masks-school<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}