No Relationship Between School Masking and COVID-19 Cases: Study

Requiring masks in schools was popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new study has concluded there was no link between masking in schools and COVID-19 cases.A widely cited study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its quasi-journal in 2021 concluded schools without masking requirements were 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks, defined as a cluster of COVID-19 cases.
Researchers, including Ariella Dale with the CDC, reached the conclusion after analyzing data from Maricopa and Pima counties in Arizona. They said it showed that forced masking “remains essential to COVID-19 prevention in kindergarten through 12th grade.
The study was published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a CDC publication that only publishes papers after they’re reviewed by senior CDC officials and has been said to constitute the “official voice” of the CDC, which has promoted masking throughout the pandemic.
In the new study, a different set of researchers replicated the study …

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