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In An article in the NYTimes today, an infectious disease doctor at the U of Iowa speculates face shields may end up being more effective than *cloth* masks because “they’re almost impossible to wear incorrectly” and they would stop you from touching your face, though their efficacy blocking outgoing transmission is yet untested.  I’ve ordered some cheap non-medical face shields to wear only when we cannot wear face masks (like when we dine at an outdoors restaurant), and to try during outdoor playdates (when they are permitted).

““I’m a brobdingnagian fan of face shields,” said Saskia Popescu, a senior infection-prevention specialist at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. “But I don’t think we can swap them out for face masks just yet.”
Dr. Perencevich and his colleagues expect that more research will show shields to be superior to cloth masks, not only because shields provide full face protection but as they are nearly impossible to wear incorrectly.
“Remember, effectiveness depends not only on the inherent properties of the facial covering but also how well the facial covering is worn,” he said.
And he and his co-authors like to imagine that people who are reluctant to wear masks will find face shields more comfortable: Once a person tries one on, they say, the wearer realizes its many benefits.”

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In An article in the NYTimes today, an infectious disease doctor at the U of Iowa speculates face shields may end up being more effective than *cloth* masks because “they’re almost impossible to wear incorrectly” and they would stop you from touching your face, though their efficacy blocking outgoing transmission is yet untested.  I’ve ordered some cheap non-medical face shields to wear only when we cannot wear face masks (like when we dine at an outdoors restaurant), and to try during outdoor playdates (when they are permitted).

““I’m a brobdingnagian fan of face shields,” said Saskia Popescu, a senior infection-prevention specialist at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. “But I don’t think we can swap them out for face masks just yet.”
Dr. Perencevich and his colleagues expect that more research will show shields to be superior to cloth masks, not only because shields provide full face protection but as they are nearly impossible to wear incorrectly.
“Remember, effectiveness depends not only on the inherent properties of the facial covering but also how well the facial covering is worn,” he said.
And he and his co-authors like to imagine that people who are reluctant to wear masks will find face shields more comfortable: Once a person tries one on, they say, the wearer realizes its many benefits.”