Firstly, who said anything about faith, let alone blind faith? These institutions are constantly on the forefront of public health policy, and have an overwhel

Firstly, who said anything about faith, let alone blind faith? These institutions are constantly on the forefront of public health policy, and have an overwhelming number of credentials and positive track records that justify trusting them to speak accurately. There is no faith here, only earned trust. Secondly, you yourself said the US is uniquely vulnerable. Are you now saying it’s not? You can try to strawman all you like, the unavoidable fact is that the institutions with the most credibility in the world are speaking with one voice: mask your children before sending them back to school, and that schools should enforce mask wearing to reduce covid transmission rates.