US speech therapist, Jaclyn Theek, has said that mask wearing because of the Covid mandates, has resulted in a 364 percent increase in patient referrals of toddlers and babies. Facial coverings pose a serious impediment to speech learning, which depend upon the child being able to see the mouth of speakers. This is yet another social cost of the Covid mandates, pushed on to the next generation. And, the masks do little to prevent the spread of Covid, and may in fact increase the risks of infection due to contamination, and masks not being regularly replaced. I have covered the mask issue extensively at this blog, and the material can be found via our wonderful search engine.
