The mask has really become a political symbol. The vaccine eligibility or availability alined with the serge of omicron, so kind of took that discussion off the table. But cases are easing. Kids have had access to vaccines for about three months. Now, it's time to take a look at the data,. i don't think two years of masking kids, or maybe even more, is going to be some benign intervention. It's going to have consequences.
At least in schools.
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