During the Spring Festival, when relatives and friends gather together to travel, the risk of epidemic transmission increases, how should children do a good job of personal protection?
Yuan Jun, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, suggested that parents should choose special children's masks for their children. He explained: On the one hand, children are in the process of growth and development, and the function of the respiratory system is not mature enough, so it is not recommended to wear a mask for infants and young children under 3 years old; on the other hand, it is recommended that parents take their children to crowded places to reduce the risk of transmission.
Yuan Jun, deputy director of Guangzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention
In the eyes of many parents, there are still some doubts and misunderstandings about how children can wear masks correctly.
Because children's breathing function is weak, the requirements for mask ventilation will be higher, so in the choice of masks, Yuan Jun recommends that parents choose special masks for children. He said that although the way the children's mask is taken off and the shape is similar to that of adult masks, but because the children's face shape is relatively small, especially for low-age children, if the child wears an adult mask, it can be worn reluctantly or can be worn after transformation, and the child's face and the mask are not close enough, especially the side of the mask, the upper and lower parts can have gaps, which is limited in blocking the virus.
Secondly, on the occasion of children wearing masks, Yuan Jun pointed out that it is necessary to evaluate the risks of wearing masks. When going to some places with a high risk of infection, such as confined spaces where people gather, medical institutions, etc., it is recommended to wear a mask; in kindergartens, it is not recommended to wear a mask for the special physiological characteristics of young children; when children exercise, it is not recommended to wear a mask.
"If we don't wear a mask, the virus is like a monster, it will enter the body from the nose and mouth, and then we will get sick." Yuan Jun said that after all, wearing a mask has a sense of restraint, children are not willing to wear, at this time parents should strengthen personal protection and set a good example for their children.
Source South+ Client
[Reporter] Huang Jinhui
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