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It's the next point. I'm Sean Ramassarim, and I'm sure you've noticed that we've reached the point in this pandemic,

where ideas that used to seem unscientific or fringy are now being discussed more seriously,

or even accepted by the large majority of us, that lab leak theory,

that was a total conspiracy until maybe not.

Those cloth masks will do the trick until maybe not.

School should remain closed. Well, probably not.

Or maybe even kids shouldn't wear masks at school anymore?

For two years, having kids learn masks, not really seeing their teachers faces or their friends faces,

this is likely not going to be a no-cost intervention.

You know, we're seeing some anecdotal evidence start to pop up that masks are exacerbating speech delays.

It's harder for language acquisition. It impedes social emotional skills and facial recognition.

They're obviously harder to communicate in.

This is Dr. Marjorie Smelkinson. She's an infectious disease scientist based in Maryland.

If this is a layer that we can eliminate because it's not backed up by robust data, we should.

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