Guidance on face masks for children
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The World Health Organization recently has released its guidance on face masks for children. Children age 5 and younger shouldn’t be required to wear masks, mainly because most of them are not able to put them on without help.
Children age 6 through 11, however, should wear masks under certain conditions, including local infection rates, whether there’s an adult available to help them, and if they’ll be exposed to elderly people or people with health conditions who are at higher risk of complications from the virus.
Kids 12 and older should wear masks under the same conditions adults would wear them, using the standard social-distancing guidelines.
| Guidance on face masks for children |
| Children age 6 through 11, however, should wear masks under certain conditions |
| Kids 12 and older should wear masks under the same conditions adults would wear them |
| Children age 5 and younger shouldn’t be required to wear masks |
| The World Health Organization recently has released its guidance on face masks for children |