Masking in early child care and COVID-19 infection

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https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk665

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COVID-19, child masking, early child care

Abstract

Masking, a common SARS-CoV-2 risk mitigation strategy, is controversial for children in educational settings such as childcare. A prospective survey of early childcare workers demonstrated that child masking was associated with a significant reduction in COVID-19 program closure, highlighting potential benefits of child masking in keeping childcare open, parents employed, and children learning.

Original article reference

Murray, T. S., Malik, A. A., Shafiq, M., Lee, A., Harris, C., Klotz, M., Humphries, J. E., Patel, K. M., Wilkinson, D., Yildirim, I., Elharake, J. A., Diaz, R., Reyes, C., Omer, S. B., & Gilliam, W. S. (2022). Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs. JAMA Network Open, 5(1), e2141227. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41227

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2022-12-23

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Vol. 8 No. 4 (2022)

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Health & Physiology

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