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The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has walked back comments suggesting all parents wear masks at home to protect children from COVID-19.
In an appearance on CNN's New Day on Tuesday, Dr Francis Collins addressed a viewer's question asking if the Indian 'Delta' variant has increased the risk of infection for youngsters and if children should not go out in public.
He said the best way to protect kids under age 12, for whom vaccines are not available yet, is to don face coverings both at home and at indoor public events.
However, Collins later backtracked these remarks on Twitter, saying he had 'garbled' his intended message.
On Tuesday, in an appearance on CNN"s New Day, NIH director Dr Francis Collins (above, far right) appeared to suggest parents wear masks at home to protect unvaccinated children from COVID-19
He later tweeted that he 'garbled' his message and that vaccinated parents only need to wear masks in indoor public settings in areas with high Covid spread
The CDC only recommends wearing a mask at home if a person is ill with the virus or if someone is in the same room as the sick person providing care. Pictured: A child and an adult wear masks
