Making kids under 6 mask isn’t science, it’s child abuse

The New York Post editorial board writes, "Young children, as the world has known for months now, just aren’t prone to contract or transmit the coronavirus. Even the few who contract it are rarely symptomatic.

And masking is terrible for many of them: They’re still at a stage of growth where seeing faces and expressions is vital to developing cognitive and social skills. Children with certain disabilities, in particular, need to see teachers’ faces and lips to learn…

Harvard Medical School, Jeffrey Flier: “We lack credible evidence for benefits of masking kids aged 2 to 5, despite what the American Academy of Pediatrics says.”

Making kids under 6 mask isn’t science, it’s child abuse https://t.co/ivV3qYaZcd — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) September 19, 2021

You can argue that the 10 percent reduction justifies mandates for adults, teens and perhaps tweens. But there’s absolutely no rationale for forcing masks on tots. That mandate is clearly anti-science."

Read the entire editorial.