Masking in Schools
We know that schools are currently contemplating what their COVID-19 precautions will be for the coming school year. With cases on the rise again, and the majority of school age children still unvaccinated (including all children under age 12), we’ve compiled recent research for school leaders to consider as they contemplate their COVID-19 prevention strategies for the 2021-2022 school year.
Key points:
Schools with universal masking policies experience an extremely low secondary transmission rate (1-4%), as compared to schools without masking (11-27%).
If everyone is masked there maybe flexibility to institute modified quarantine protocols and reduced distancing.
Citations for these points are found in the lit review.
