143: NIH Study on Masking in Schools
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English - March 22, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 7.99 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Government healthcare health healthnews news publichealth Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr. Sonia Lee, Acting Branch Chief of the NICHD Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch at the National Institutes of Health, explains the findings of a new study measuring the impact of mask wearing in schools; Dr. Haley Cash, an epidemiologist with the Pacific Island Health Officers Association, says public health leaders in several Pacific island jurisdictions have learned many lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic; ASTHO President Elect Dr. Anne Zink of Alaska answers questions in a new ASTHO blog article offered in recognition of Women’s History Month; and there’s still time to register for Wednesday’s Insight and Inspiration event with author and teacher Dr. Bruce Perry.
NIH News Release: Mandatory masking in schools reduced COVID-19 cases during Delta surge
Pediatrics article: School Masking Policies and Secondary SARS-CoV2 Transmission