Children under 12 are still not eligible for vaccines against COVID-19. And just in time for back-to-school season, the highly contagious delta variant is causing pediatric cases of the coronavirus to skyrocket.
Lucie Phillips, 6, and her brother David Phillips, 3, join parents and students during a rally at the Utah State School Board Office calling for a mask mandate on Aug. 6. [AP PHOTO/RICK BOWMER]
But many schools aren't requiring them – and many states say they can't, even if administrators and parents want to.Studies from last school year show “It's similar to a bicycle helmet," said Dr. James Versalovic, chief pediatrician at Texas Children’s Hospital. "We have things that we put on or around our bodies that may restrict our hearing or our vision momentarily, but we do that because these things protect us and they keep us safe."
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