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How effective are plexiglass shields at protection from COVID-19?
Read full article: How effective are plexiglass shields at protection from COVID-19?DETROIT โ Youโve no doubt seen the plexiglass dividers being used to protect people in different public settings. Now they have been installed on the stage at Wednesdayโs 2020 Vice Presidential Debate to shield the participants from each other, but are they effective? Plexiglass shields and partial walls sound like a good idea -- a solid barrier between two people must do something to protect them from each other -- but many of the extreme measures weโre taking in these days of COVID-19 arenโt necessarily rooted in science and often become hygiene theater. In many ways itโs a similar circumstance to the question over the effectiveness of face shields. Recent analysis has shown while they do block large droplets -- aerosols can travel around them.