Dr Kang Lee: Developmental psychologist on the effects of masking young children

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Nov 1, 2021 · 3m

There seems to be bit of a grey area when it comes to whether we should make young children wear masks.

While parents and officials want to protect kids against Covid, they also don't want to get in the way of a child's development.

Each country is doing it differently, countries like France and Italy are masking kids six and over, but in the US, they want kids as young as two masked up.

Developmental psychologist at University of Toronto Dr Kang Lee joined Kate Hawkesby from Beijing.

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