{"id":559438,"date":"2021-06-10T13:37:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T17:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=559438"},"modified":"2021-06-10T13:37:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T17:37:06","slug":"california-to-update-mask-guidance-keep-indoor-mask-mandate-for-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-to-update-mask-guidance-keep-indoor-mask-mandate-for-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"California To Update Mask Guidance, Keep Indoor Mask Mandate For Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-to-update-mask-guidance-keep-indoor-mask-mandate-for-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=559438&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/272FD675-9037-4AA2-8B5C-3B1D82E00C11_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">California will update its COVID-19 face-covering guidance next week, but some details will remain in place, namely the requirement for people in K-12 schools to wear masks indoors even if they are vaccinated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/COVID-19\/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx#June15guidance\"><span class=\"s1\">guidance<\/span><\/a>, effective June 15, 2021, stated that around \u201c15% of our population remains without the option for vaccination (children under 12 years old are not yet eligible) and risk for COVID-19 exposure and infection will remain until we reach full community immunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It added that the \u201cpurpose of this guidance is to align with CDC recommendations and provide information about higher-risk settings where masks are required or recommended to prevent transmission to persons with higher risk of infection\u2026to persons with prolonged, cumulative exposures\u2026or to persons whose vaccination status is unknown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen people who are not fully vaccinated wear a mask correctly, they protect others as well as themselves. Consistent and correct mask use by people who are not fully vaccinated is especially important indoors,\u201d it noted.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The guidance said that masks are not required for people who are fully vaccinated except in certain settings. The specific locations where masks must still be worn include public transit, indoors in K-12 schools, childcare, and additional youth settings. The guidance added that this requirement \u201cmay change as updated K-12 schools guidance is forthcoming, pending updates for K-12 operational guidance from the CDC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/in-depth\/coronavirus-in-babies-and-children\/art-20484405\">reported<\/a> by the Mayo Clinic,\u00a0\u201cAccording to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children\u2019s Hospital Association, in the U.S. children represent about 13% of all COVID-19 cases. Research suggests that children younger than ages 10 to 14 are less likely to become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 compared to people age 20 and older.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The California guidance released on Wednesday comes as many states are facing the decision as to whether or not they should require students to continue to mask up in youth and school settings.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Earlier this week, Democratic Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo announced that masks will continue to be required in schools indoors, but the requirement would be lifted for outdoor activities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cuomo-sets-vaccination-goal-for-lifting-covid-restrictions-keeps-indoor-school-mask-mandate\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, New York State health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/coronavirus\/ny-to-eliminate-indoor-mask-rule-for-all-students-staff-in-schools-and-camps-monday\/3091051\/\"><span class=\"s1\">sent a letter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky last week that seemed to suggest the state would lift its indoor mask requirement for adults and students in schools and camps if it did not receive an objection from the CDC.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As NBC 4 New York\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/coronavirus\/in-about-face-ny-delays-universal-end-to-school-face-mask-mandate\/3093133\/\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cOn Monday, Cuomo said the CDC didn\u2019t plan to update its mask guidance for several weeks. In the interim, New York state is allowing schools to lose their mask mandate as it relates to the outdoors, regardless of vaccination status. For now, they will remain protocol indoors across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a Psychology Today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/nurturing-resilience\/202012\/will-wearing-masks-affect-children-s-emotional-development\"><span class=\"s1\">article<\/span><\/a> from last December, Michael Ungar, Ph.D., wrote that the psychological effects of mask-wearing might have long-term effects for young children who rely on seeing faces and learning emotional responses from expressions at a young age.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ungar wrote, \u201cas Catherine Herba and Mary Phillips at the London Institute of\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Psychiatry<\/span>\u00a0have explained, there is enough evidence to suggest that normal\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">child development<\/span>\u00a0needs children to see people expressing their emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhile it is unlikely that masking will cause\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">prosopagnosia<\/span>, the neurological disorder which is characterized by an inability to distinguish one face from another,\u201d Ungar added, \u201cit is likely that younger children are not being exposed to the many different facial expressions which stimulate good neurocognitive development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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