"First, they [CDC, NIH, etc.] demanded that young children be masked in schools." Did these institutions demand, or merely recommend? At least the writer did not use the verb "mandated," which is also a common mistake when describing or implying the level of institutional authority. If the writer claims these institutions did what the…
"First, they [CDC, NIH, etc.] demanded that young children be masked in schools." Did these institutions demand, or merely recommend? At least the writer did not use the verb "mandated," which is also a common mistake when describing or implying the level of institutional authority. If the writer claims these institutions did what they haven't the authority to do - demand - then the writer should provide links to buttress that loaded term. I find no such evidence during a quick DuckduckGo search, but rather "guidance,", "recommendations," and "guidelines."
"First, they [CDC, NIH, etc.] demanded that young children be masked in schools." Did these institutions demand, or merely recommend? At least the writer did not use the verb "mandated," which is also a common mistake when describing or implying the level of institutional authority. If the writer claims these institutions did what they haven't the authority to do - demand - then the writer should provide links to buttress that loaded term. I find no such evidence during a quick DuckduckGo search, but rather "guidance,", "recommendations," and "guidelines."
Even WebMD is confused, interchangeably using the terms "required," "mandatory" and variants of the root term, "recommend" in this article about masking in health care settings: https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220928/cdc:-masking-no-longer-required-in-health-care-settings
Shouldn't health care professionals such as the author of this article, and WebMD, know the difference?