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Dr. Patricia Emmanuel says once children 12 and up are able to get vaccinated in the coming months, that will be a game-changer for how schools proceed with coronavirus prevention measures.
In mid-April, Florida s education commissioner urged schools to abandon mandatory mask policies in the fall, saying district face-covering policies do not impact the spread of the coronavirus.
Dr. Patricia Emmanuel, chair of pediatrics at the USF Morsani College of Medicine, said an edict like that for the entire state may be premature. She spoke about the issue with WUSF s Kerry Sheridan.
As you know, state education commissioner Richard Corcoran has said broad, sweeping mandatory face-covering policies serve no remaining good in our schools, and he says he has the data to back that up. What do you think of that statement?
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