Hornik is also the president of the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He says parents should not be concerned about young children and toddlers wearing face masks, as there is no evidence that they will be harmful.
“They're safe to wear if you're changing them out, you're not wearing the same mask every day there's really no risk of getting bacteria, or anything else like that, you know, there's no change in oxygen level," he says. “But, part of it's also trying to find the right size mask. So, a three-year-old should not be wearing an adult mask. They should be wearing a children's mask...Then we teach them and encourage them to do the best that they can.”