GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation on Friday (Aug 21) recommended that children over 12 should wear masks in the same contexts as adults in the bid to rein in the Covid-19 pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GENEVA - The World Health Organisation on Friday recommended that children over 12 should wear masks in the same contexts as adults in the bid to rein in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Based on those findings, as well as considerations surrounding children's developmental needs, they said the advice varied in different age groups. But it said that while there is some limited evidence that young children may have lower susceptibility to infection compared to adults, data indicated that teenagers"may play a more active role in transmission than younger children"."This is based on the safety and overall interest of the child and the capacity to appropriately use a mask with minimal assistance," they said.
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