According to the documents, Alberta school boards with mask mandates had an average of 7.3 outbreaks at the start of the school year and those without had an average of 23.4 outbreaks. Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, calls the information handed over in the case 'damning.' "Existing research supporting mask use in schools has limitations that make the pool of evidence weak and the benefits of masking children unclear." - Lorain Hardcastle, U of C assistant professorThe documents from both Alberta Health staff and political staff include references to numerous studies with various conclusions about masking in schools. We've never said kids were not at risk from COVID, or that masks in schools had no benefits.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2022 00:52 UTC