What is the best mask for kids with Omicron spreading? Experts weigh in
While the best option remains a KN95 or N95 mask, Nguyen acknowledged it can be “really hard to find them in kid sizes” and the snug fit makes it difficult for kids to keep them on all day.
"The second best option is to make sure you have a kid sized surgical mask," Nguyen reported."You really want to make sure you have one that fits your child's face, and you want to layer the cloth mask over that mask.""Least best, but better than nothing, is a cloth mask alone," Nguyen said.As a refresher on fit, Nguyen said it was"really vital" to make sure masks fits snugly over the nose and mouth.
"With the surgical mask it's really important to pull it all the way out, and mash down this part," Nguyen said adjusting the wire portion of the mask across the bridge of her nose."To keep it very snug against your cheeks." Nguyen told TODAY the CDC recommends masking any time you are indoors, or outdoors and cannot socially distance.data from the American Association of Pediatrics“This is much higher than last year," Dr. Aaron Milstone, pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center,
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