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Pediatricians group says kids should wear masks when school restarts Alex Sundby © Cindy Ord/Getty Images A child wearing a protective mask waits outside Lenox Hill Hospital to show gratitude to the medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic on May 15, 2020, in New York City. A national pediatricians group recommended Monday that children over the age of 2 wear masks when they go back to school, even if they're vaccinated. The new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics go beyond guidance the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued earlier this ...

Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing, and the vast majority were not vaccinated By: CNN By Madeline Holcombe and Holly Yan, CNN     (CNN) -- The surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has now led to increasing rates of hospitalizations and deaths. Data from Johns Hopkins University shows: -- The average number of new Covid-19 cases each day the past week was 32,278. That's a 66% jump from the average daily rate the previous week, and 145% higher than the rate from two weeks ago. -- An average of...

By Bill Galluccio Photo: Getty Images The organization said that wearing masks is still necessary because a large number of students are not eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine. Currently, none of the available vaccines are authorized for use in people under the age of 12. The Food and Drug Administration is not expected to make a decision on whether young children can be vaccinated until after the school year starts. While the Pfizer vaccine has been authorized for use in adolescents over the age of 12, many schools do not have a system to track who has been vaccinated. Without a syst...

All children should wear masks in school despite vaccination status, pediatrics group says The American Academy of Pediatrics said universal masking in schools is necessary to return in the fall Published:  Updated:  Pediatrics group provides new guidance on masking in schools New guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics said everyone older than 2 years of age should wear masks at school this fall, whether they’re vaccinated against COVID-19 or not. The AAP is calling this new guidance a “layered approach” in order to get students back into the classroom. This approach outlin...

US coronavirus: Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy are increasing hospitalizations and deaths CNN 7 hrs ago By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN © Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Face mask signage is displayed outside the Trunks bar after midnight early Sunday morning on July 18, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. - Wearing a face mask at indoor public establishments will once again be mandatory in Los Angeles County starting at 11:59 pm July 17, 2021 for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people due to a steady increase in Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations, ...