No upside and many downsides to masking children! Stop it!

Children are at very low risk from Coronachan: 1 - 4

Children spread Coronachan much less than adults: 5 - 11

(5) https://cmaj.ca/content/early/2021/04/09/cmaj.210263…

(6) https://medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.01.20222315v1…

(7) https://medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.21.20196428v1

(8) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3668418…

(9) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jmv.26394…

(10) https://journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(21)00209-7/fulltext…

(11) https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008559…

Asymptomatic children rarely spread the Coronachan: 12 - 15

(12) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2774102…

(13) https://jcm.asm.org/content/early/2020/10/22/JCM.02593-20…

(14) https://medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.16.21255616v1…

(15) https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2021/03/05/peds.2021-050605.full.pdf…

Teachers do not face an increased risk from children: 16 - 22

(16) https://eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.26.1.2002011#abstract_content…

(17) https://earlylearningnation.com/2020/08/lets-talk-about-the-encouraging-covid-experience-of-u-s-child-care-programs/…

(18) https://thetimes.co.uk/article/pupils-pose-no-risk-of-spreading-covid-27q6zfd9l…

(19) https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/10/16/peds.2020-031971.long…

(20) https://cream-migration.org/publ_uploads/CDP_22_20.pdf…

(21) https://nber.org/papers/w28619

(22) http://outbreaknewstoday.com/sweden-report-teachers-do-not-have-a-higher-risk-of-being-infected-with-covid-19-49944/…

Schools have NOT driven the spread of Coronachan: 23 - 35

(23) https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/147/4/e2020048090…

(24) https://npr.org/2020/10/21/925794511/were-the-risks-of-reopening-schools-exaggerated…

(25) https://nytimes.com/2020/10/19/nyregion/schools-coronavirus.html…

(26) https://thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/going-to-school-does-not-increase-risk-of-young-children-catching-coronavirus-56bk8kp3x…

(27) https://telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/23/reopening-schools-june-not-single-child-hospitalised-coronavirus/?WT.mc_id=tmgliveapp_androidshare_Avz4yyvYF8nm…

(28) https://watson.brown.edu/taubman/news/2020/feared-coronavirus-outbreaks-schools-yet-arrive-early-data-shows-interview-emily-oster

(29) https://usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/09/28/florida-schools-reopened-en-mass-feared-covid-surge-hasnt-followed/3557417001/…

(30) https://wwno.org/post/data-provides-no-indication-covid-19-spreading-new-orleans-k-12-schools…

(31) https://politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2020/11/18/unicef-schools-are-not-main-drivers-of-covid-among-kids-1337119…

(32) https://thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30882-3/fulltext…

(33) https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2021/01/06/peds.2020-048090.full.pdf…

(34) https://unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption…

(35) https://mirror.co.uk/news/politics/just-1-300-school-pupils-24035633

The effectiveness of masks is not conclusive: 36 - 41

(36) https://cnbc.com/2021/04/23/mit-researchers-say-youre-no-safer-from-covid-indoors-at-6-feet-or-60-feet-in-new-study.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm…

(37) https://thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30985-3/fulltext…

(38) https://ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/covid-19-face-masks-community-first-update.pdf…

(39) https://medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.18.21251986v1.full.pdf…

(40) https://acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/L20-1292…

(41) https://city-journal.org/do-we-need-mask-mandates…

Masking children correctly is unrealistic: 42 - 43

(42) https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/questions-answers/questions-answers-school-transmission…

(43) https://who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-children-and-masks-related-to-covid-19…

Improper masking is common and unsanitary: 44 - 47

(44) https://thv11.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/schools-urging-parents-to-wash-kids-mask-as-many-are-coming-to-class-with-filthy-ones/91-3918588a-3df0-474f-868e-ff0cd735c4d0…

(45) https://wset.com/news/coronavirus/abc13-investigates-how-dirty-is-your-face-mask…

(46) https://kesq.com/news/2020/10/23/are-you-washing-your-mask-frequently-enough-health-officials-discuss-risks-of-improper-mask-care/…

(47) https://theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/02/the-most-common-ways-were-wearing-face-masks-incorrectly…

Many places do NOT require masks on children: 48 - 52

(48) https://telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/21/sweden-stands-firm-face-masks-anders-tegnell-refuses-copy-countries/?utm_content=telegraph&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1598084360…

(49) https://telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/24/schools-told-not-punish-pupils-refuse-wear-masks/

(50) https://thetexan.news/texas-school-boards-shedding-mask-mandates/…

(51) https://wpr.org/after-student-walkout-medford-schools-become-latest-lift-mask-requirements…

(52) https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/education/ten-wyoming-school-districts-no-longer-require-face-masks/article_4beb3bf3-9bba-576d-90eb-e77e8f2bd4da.html…

Schools without masks have not fared worse: 53 - 57

(53) https://nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2026670…

(54) https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/03/08/rural-peaster-isd-texas-masks-distancing-students-academically/…

(55) https://cbc.ca/news/world/denmark-schools-covid-19-pandemic-1.5720508…

(56) https://floridapolitics.com/archives/420469-richard-corcoran-districts-can-make-facemasks-voluntary-for-new-school-year/

(57) https://statsiq.co1.qualtrics.com/public-dashboard/v0/dashboard/5f78e5d4de521a001036f78e#/dashboard/5f78e5d4de521a001036f78e?pageId=Page_ffb4dc52-5543-46b2-8126-2b7229fd1b17…

Masks can hinder speech development in children: 58 - 60

(58) https://newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/ex-school-principal-education-and-socialisation-cannot-happen-behind-a-mask-3194054…

(59) https://scientificamerican.com/article/masks-can-be-detrimental-to-babies-speech-and-language-development/…

(60) https://telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/26/school-masks-potential-damage-speech-development-far-greater/…

Deaf and disabled children struggle to learn with masks: 61 - 64

(61) https://dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/lonely-world-10-year-old-20474208…

(62) https://researchautism.org/the-challenge-of-face-masks/…

(63) https://theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/charities-fear-impact-of-masks-on-deaf-children-in-uk-schools

(64) https://canoncitydailyrecord.com/2021/05/05/family-de-boarded-southwest-airlines-disability/…

Masking can often cause headaches and fatigue: 65 - 66

(65) https://researchsquare.com/article/rs-124394/v2…

(66) https://mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4344…

Some masks contain toxic chemicals: 67 - 69

(67) https://ecotextile.com/2021040127603/dyes-chemicals-news/exclusive-chemical-cocktail-found-in-face-masks.html…

(68) https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2021/75309a-eng.php…

(69) https://chemicalwatch.com/172819/danish-companies-forced-to-recall-face-masks-treated-with-biocides…

Masking can cause a wide variety of other health issues: 70 - 73

(70) https://montanadailygazette.com/2021/01/25/new-study-finds-masks-hurt-schoolchildren-physically-psychologically-and-behaviorally/

(71) https://mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4344…

(72) https://bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3021/rr-6…

(73) https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614/…