FOX4: Kansas City area health officials explain best types of masks for kids in the classroom

With expanded mask mandates for schools across the metro and a growing number of children hospitalized with COVID, parents are searching for the best masks for young children.

FOX4 talked to Dr. Ginny Boos, Director of Infection Prevention at Saint Luke's Health System, about how not all masks are made equal.

Watch the story below.

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