Commentary Should young children be made to wear masks? According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the answer is a resounding yes. The public health agency now urges all children over the age of 2 to wear masks, regardless of vaccination status. Of course, we can debate the idea of vaccinating kids in the first place. Forty-five percent of American parents are very much against the idea of vaccinating young children. Although I am not qualified to debate the effects of vaccines, as a psychosocial specialist I consider myself qualified to comment on the effects of masks. Toddlers should not be made to wear masks. Here’s why. Let’s start by asking the following: Do face masks actually work, and are they effective in protecting young children from contracting COVID-19? A number of studies have shown a strong association between mask-wearing and lower rates of being infected with the virus. According to …