Opinion | There must be long-term studies on the negative masking impacts on students

With only 16 per cent of Canadian children double vaccinated against COVID-19, masking remains an important strategy for controlling transmission in schools, and keeping them open for in-person learning. However, there are questions around the potential impacts masking may have on the developmental and mental health of school-aged children.

While we have guided families during the pandemic to leverage developmental opportunities during mask-free times at home, mealtimes or during outdoor play, we must acknowledge that a large proportion of vital skill building time is spent masked in the classroom. While there is no evidence that masking increases mental health symptoms, some experts and parents alike have voiced concerns that masking may increase stress and behaviour problems in children with pre-existing mental health issues. Some fear that those with sensory processing difficulties, impulsivity, distractibility, or anxiety may experience worsening symptoms by masking for long periods of time at school.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Many countries in Asia have used masks long prior to the Pandemic.... How are their students compared to students here?

Hey is anyone studying whether forcing kids into closed quarters in the middle of a pandemic that could permanently disable them and stripping away their protections has any long term mental health impacts, or is everyone utter ghouls

There’s proof… look at the drivel that’s come from the Toronto star throughout the pandemic. Definitely major brain damage there

Not on the dead ones

Just talk to a kid and you’ll get your answer. Many are pretty messed up. Say no to mask mandates, they do little to nothing at this stage of the game.

Masking of our children, the lowest risk age group for Covid is a national disgrace. It has created far more problems than it has solved. Full stop. It needs to stop now.

News flash 2: Teachers see huge developmental delays in young kids because of masking. Kids can't properly hear their teachers and cannot lip read so their language skills have suffered immensely.

I have many teacher friends who say masking has had dramatic developmental impacts. E.g. JKs and SKs whose speech and language skills are significantly delayed. Kids who are terrified of ever taking off their masks. Masks that are germ incubators themselves.

This is unserious contrarian BS News flash: kids have been through plenty the last two years and masks barely make the list.

Depending on the age of the child, I'm willing to bet most young students support mandatory masking and vaccination roll-outs. Kids are doing all right. Better than the adults.

Ridiculous.

How about the counterfactual where a parent or caregiver dies from lack of masking? Where is the long-term study on repeated long COVID from catching COVID more than once in successive waves? Opinion

Right from the beginning, Dr Fraudci said that masks did not work and caused a false sense of security. If after 3 years you need to do a study, I don't think you deserve to even be allowed free speech.

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