evidence: Fact-check: Are kids aged 5-9 'not affected by' the coronavirus? [...] Here's why: In a viral video clip, a suburban Atlanta mother who implored her local school board to stop mandating masks for children claimed that kids ages 5 to 9 "are not affected by" the coronavirus. [...] A woman in a video clip stated that children ages 5 to 9 "are not affected by" the coronavirus.