Masks allegedly harming children's speech development

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(WPBF) -- PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say putting a face mask on your child is a critical tool in slowing the spread of COVID-19, however, some in the health community are now sounding an alarm.

Therapists say they are seeing children with speech delays. Gregg Santos brings his son, Diego, to speech therapy twice a week.

"He would just ramble, baby ramble," Santos said. "Certain words that are key did not flow, so that began to raise a red flag."

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