School districts forming back-to-school policies with new guidance from CDC
Families weigh in on masks in schools as COVID surge hits Florida
and last updated 2021-07-28 23:25:53-04
TAMPA, Fla. â School districts already in the midst of forming back-to-school policies now have new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confer.
Making a reversal from previous guidance, the agency announced it now recommends masking in schools.
âWe know from the pandemic it works kids who were in-person schooling last year we did pretty well we know masking works,â said Dr. Joseph Perno, the chief medical officer at Johns Hopkins All Childrenâs Hospital in St. Petersburg.