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Study finds No Benefit in Mandatory Masking of School Children K-5
This is what the title of the following article should have been.
The Science of Masking Kids at School Remains Uncertain is the actual name - but not state what was found.

At the end of May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a notable, yet mostly ignored, large-scale study of COVID transmission in American schools. 

A few major news outlets covered its release by briefly reiterating the study’s summary. That the following measures are associated with a lower incidence of virus in schools:
a. masking then-unvaccinated teachers and 
b. improving ventilation with more fresh air 

Other findings of equal importance in the study, however, were absent from the summary and not widely reported. 
These findings cast doubt on the impact of many of the most common mitigation measures in American schools. 

Measures NOT found to be effective:
- Distancing
- hybrid models
- classroom barriers 
- HEPA filters
--- requiring student masking --

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/the-science-of-masking-kids-at-school-remains-uncertain.html


Here's the study:

The CDC still tries in the Discussion section to gloss over the fact of no statistical significance for difs involving student masking. They are not "discussing" the data but just reciting their usual palaver, in SPITE of the data.
Here are the actual findings:
--"The 21% lower incidence in schools that required mask use among students was not statistically significant compared with schools where mask use was optional. "--
Here is the muddled recommendation:
"Because universal and correct use of masks can reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission (6) and is a relatively low-cost and easily implemented strategy, findings in this report suggest universal and correct mask use is an important COVID-19 prevention strategy in schools as part of a multicomponent approach."

--Recommending UNIVERSAL mask use conflicts with the study's findings.--

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7021e1.htm?