'There's been no change in the proportion of pediatric patients who are COVID positive,' Governor Ron DeSantis, who banned mask mandates in Florida, said.
"At no point shall I allow my decision to be influenced by a threat to my paycheck; a small price to pay considering the gravity of this issue and the potential impact to the health and well-being of our students and dedicated employees,"
The showdowns have drawn in the White House and landed in courtrooms where judges have so far allowed school mask requirements in two states. Though children are less likely to suffer serious health effects as compared with the elderly, the latest COVID wave hammering Florida is also fueling an"enormous increase" in cases among children, many of whom are sicker than doctors have seen previously, the chief medical officer at one of the state's top children's hospitals said Wednesday. Leaders of other hospitals systems in virus hotspots like Louisiana say a similar situation is occurring in their pediatric settings.
Since the decision, at least three dozen school districts and charter schools have implemented mask requirements for teachers and students.
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