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2021-08-13 16:09:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C5C6718666E3E2CA46A5DCE686F0C1C87E3245E3D13846322E517F73CE29E895
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/masks-can-be-detrimental-to-babies-speech-and-language-development1/ Multiple historical studies have shown the importance of studying faces towards social, emotional, and language growth. The "Still Face" experiments seem particularly relevant. A lack of studies about COVID masks specifically is not evidence to the opposite.
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