Masking and lockdowns weakened children's immune systems, leading to increases in summer viruses: report

"That’s not typical for any time of year and certainly not typical in May and June," said Thomas Murray, an infection-control expert and associate professor of pediatrics at Yale. Doctors' offices and hospitals are noting a concerning trend of children coming in for treatment with as many as three viruses at one point, with experts placing the blame on masking and distancing policies that reigned supreme during the COVID-19 pandemic. These children are being admitted with respiratory viruses usually seen during the winter months, with Thomas Murray, an infection-control expert and associate professor of pediatrics at Yale, telling the Washington Post that "That’s not typical for any time of year and certainly not typical in May and June."-- More...