Gretchen Whitmer Administration ‘Recommends’ Masks for School Kids Next Year
Kyle Olson 26 Jun 2021
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) administration recommended Friday students continue wearing masks in the classroom next school year.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued a “layered” strategy in guidance to school districts.
The agency indicated the top priority is “promoting vaccination,” followed by “face masks;” “social distancing;” “COVID-19 screening, testing, and contact tracing;” and “maintaining healthy environments.”
MDHHS published a graphic likening mitigation measures to a holey piece of Swiss cheese. Each of them individually would not stop the virus from spreading (including masks), only all five would smother the spread, it implied.
“These vaccines are the reason transmission of the virus in Michigan is at the lowest point in a year. However, as the school environment brings together large groups of individuals who may not yet be vaccinated, MDHHS is issuing this guidance to help protect Michiganders of all ages,” Whitmer’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, said.
The recommendations are “designed to protect students, teachers and staff, and maintain in-person learning,” they said.
Student advocacy groups did not praise the recommendations.
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