In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Dr. Anthony Fauci recommends face shields for schools and in preparation for the one-on-one classes. Children ages 10 to 19 can spread COVID-19 as easily as adults, and it might be a good idea for teachers to wear face shields if they return to the classroom said Dr. Fauci…
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Coronavirus Back-to-School Essentials: Teachers Stock Up on Masks, Face Shields, Scrubs
Many states and school districts have said they will provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for teachers and kids. According to the latest Wall Street Journal article, teachers are stocking up on masks, scrubs and face shields for school classrooms. Some teachers and school administrators say help didn’t come yet from the states, so they started…
Face Shields Growing in Popularity as School Year Approaches
Benny Burst, a co-founder of Mediablink’s FaceShields™, was interviewed by RIck Boone of the Jacksonville, FL ABC/NBC affiliate, First Coast News (WTLV Channel 12) for a coronavirus segment focused on back-to-school face protection. FaceShields™, an early pioneer and designers of face shields for schools and classrooms, was featured in anchor Heather Crawford’s segment. Masks are good but face…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) face shields – a quick guide
Department of Health from the Australian governmental body released a quick guide on Face Shield usage and benefits based on their research and analyses in correlation to COVID-19. When worn together with a properly fitted surgical mask, face shields offer protection from contamination to others, as well as to the wearer. Where face masks are…
Research from Mayo Clinic Care Network on the benefit of using Face Shields
According to the Baton Rouge General, from a Mayo Clinic Care Network research suggests that the coronavirus usually spreads via large droplets expelled out of a person’s mouth or nose, which are pulled down by gravity within a radius of six feet. Hence the six-foot rule. They continue by saying that face masks absorb droplets…
Face Shields are better for reopening schools
Dr. Will Sawyer, from Sharonville Ohio, is urging for the universal adoption of face shields. Clear plastic shield that protect the whole face. “If we stopped self-inoculating (with the virus), this pandemic would be over in three weeks,” he said. As parents, teachers, students and administrators puzzle over how to open school with the coronavirus…