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Friday, April 26, 2024

Face masks encouraged during sports

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Face masks encouraged during sports
Face masks encouraged during sports

The "American Academy of Pediatrics" is encouraging young athletes to wear face masks during competitions.

There are some exceptions where it could be a hazard such as cheerleading, gymnastics, wrestling and swimming.

YOUNG ATHLETES TO WEAR FACEMASKS DURING COMPETITIONS.THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS WHEREIT COULD BE A HAZARD SUCH ASCHEERLEADING, GYMNASTICS,WRESTLING AND SWIMMING.ONE ALLERGY AND ASTHMA DOCTORSAYS MANY PARENTS ARE CONCERNEDCHILDREN WITH ASTHMA CANNOTBREATHE WITH A MASK ON.IN A NON-SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTTHE DOCTOR WHO HAS ASTHMAHIMSELF DECIDED TO MEASURE HISOXYGEN WITH AND WITHOUT A MASK.EVEN WITH INTENSE EXERCISE INTHE COLD AIR...IT WAS 20DEGREES OUTSIDE...MY LEVELS WERE AT 97/98.WITH A MASK?

WITH A MASK.WHAT ABOUT WITHOUT A MASK?ALMOST IDENTICALANY READING ABOVE 95 PERCENT ISIDEAL.IF YOUR CHILD PLAYS SPORTS ANDHAS ASTHMA OR HAS DIFFICULTYBREATHING IN A MASK REACH OUTTO THEIR DOCTOR.GOOD MORNING LAS VEGAS----ANOTHER SOCIAL MEDIA BA

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