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Some Experts Rip CDC Guidelines For Youth Summer Camps As ‘Draconian,’ ‘Senseless’

Tim Pearce
Some Experts Rip CDC Guidelines For Youth Summer Camps As ‘Draconian,’ ‘Senseless’
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Some medical experts claimed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) strict guidelines for child summer camps are “virtue signaling” at best, and possibly “cruel.”

The CDC rolled out heavy-handed guidelines for children and teens planning to attend summer camps last month, ostensibly to combat spread of COVID-19. Scientists and other experts say the standards ignore the science around COVID-19, however, and are unnecessarily harsh toward young people, according to experts interviewed by New York Magazine.

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