Disease Prevention

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids' health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. The claims are circulating on social media and elsewhere just as virus outbreaks are hitting many reopened U.S. AP NEWS

... there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise.

Measles concerns may delay Afghan resettlement by weeks The Biden administration announced that it would halt flights for Afghan evacuees at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany and the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after four individuals tested positive following their arrival. Erin Banco POLITICO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending Afghan evacuees housed at U.S. military bases overseas be tested and vaccinated for measles — a process that could delay efforts to resettle as many as 12,000 by several weeks, according to three senior administration officials.