CDC Recommends Continued Mask-Use in
Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools.
On Saturday, the C.D.C. announced that schools in the
United States should continue enforcing COVID-19 safety measures
through the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
This includes physical distancing and the use of
face masks among students, staff and teachers.
All schools should implement and layer
prevention strategies and should
prioritize universal and correct use
of masks and physical distancing, CDC, via guidance.
C.D.C. Director Dr. Rochelle P.
Walensky told ‘Fox News Sunday’
that school guidance would be
updated over the summer.
We need to update our school guidance,
child care guidance, travel guidance —
we have a lot of work that we need to do …
We are actively working on that now, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky.
The agency’s latest guidance came on the
heels of their sudden announcement that vaccinated
people don’t need to wear masks indoors. .
The announcement confused
many parents, as there has
yet to be a COVID-19 vaccine
authorized for children under 12.