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 The CDC is "going to say that what you should do is everyone under
the age of 12 should probably be wearing masks in school. That's
probably what's going to happen," Biden said at a town hall in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in response to a question about school safety from
a concerned parent.
Children over the age of 12 who were able to get vaccinated
"shouldn't wear a mask," Biden told the fully vaccinated crowd, but
those who are not should be.
"It's going to get tight in terms of whether Mom or Dad are being
honest that Johnny did or didn't get vaccinated," Biden said.
Biden's remarks come as COVID-19 cases are climbing in some states
as vaccination efforts have stalled amid skepticism and
disinformation.
Weary Americans emerging from a lengthy pandemic lockdown welcomed
the lifting of mask requirements this spring and summer. Mask
requirements became politicized early in the coronavirus pandemic,
as then-president Donald Trump and other Republicans pushed back at
advice from health officials that they stopped the spread of the
virus.
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Biden added that children under the age of 12 would be able to get
vaccinated "soon."
The CDC recommendations are not binding and school mask requirements
will be decided on a district-by-district basis. To date, some have
adopted more stringent requirements while others have none at all.
(Reporting by Heather Timmons and Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Edwina
Gibbs)
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