'It wasn't easy,' says a single father of three autistic sons. 'But I'm telling you—if my kids can do it, all these people out here who are, who are complaining about it being uncomfortable, they don't have a leg to stand on.'
"It's unfortunate," Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist at Boston Children's Hospital, told ABC News Live about people claiming they can't wear masks. He said it's"the same as people putting a handicap sticker on their car and using a spot that was designated for someone else.
The Gorski brothers, Emmett, 11, Gavin, 20, and Elliot, 14, are all coping with autism and learning how to survive a pandemic together in close quarters for weeks on end. The American Lung Association and other top lung health groups are encouraging people who want an exemption from mask mandates to weigh their concerns against societal needs to mitigate spread of the virus.
Dr. Albert Rizzo, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association, says face masks do not hinder oxygen intake or lead to carbon dioxide poisoning, contrary to some misinformation circulating on social media."These materials are designed to restrict small particles, not to restrict gas exchange," Rizzo said."Oxygen and carbon dioxide are much smaller molecules than the actual viral particles. So again the science doesn't seem to support significant retention of CO2.
An anti-mask protestor holds up a sign in front of the Ohio Statehouse during a right-wing protest "Stand For America Against Terrorists and Tyrants" at State Capitol on July 18, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio.
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