From WZZM13.com….
Beginning Monday, April 26, Michigan’s face mask mandate will also apply to children between the ages of two and four. That means they are now required to wear a mask in all public places, including schools, childcare centers and camps.
Earlier this month the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services extended the existing COVID-19 health order and added the new requirement.
“Even from the fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said kids two and older should be wearing masks, to begin with. So, you know, this isn’t an out of the blue, left-field kind of a thing that’s being done now,” says Dr. Matthew Hornik, with Pediatric Care Corner in West Bloomfield Township.
“You know, the data recently has shown an increase in children. As more adults are getting vaccinated and as this UK variant is spreading in the state, it’s a lot more contagious. So, yes, there still is a small amount of spread in schools and daycares. But, anything we can do to help kind of mitigate that spread even further is going to help.”
