{"id":25851,"date":"2020-12-08T19:10:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T19:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/?p=25851"},"modified":"2020-12-08T19:10:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T19:10:40","slug":"plastic-face-shields-do-not-protect-against-covid-19-as-a-sneeze-from-an-infected-person-standing-three-feet-away-sends-out-vortex-rings-that-can-easily-get-past-them-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/08\/plastic-face-shields-do-not-protect-against-covid-19-as-a-sneeze-from-an-infected-person-standing-three-feet-away-sends-out-vortex-rings-that-can-easily-get-past-them-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic face shields do NOT protect against Covid-19 as a sneeze from an infected person standing three feet away sends out &#8216;vortex rings&#8217; that can easily get past them, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25852\" src=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/plastic_clear_protective_face_shield_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/plastic_clear_protective_face_shield_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/plastic_clear_protective_face_shield_-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/plastic_clear_protective_face_shield_-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/plastic_clear_protective_face_shield_-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/plastic_clear_protective_face_shield_-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/plastic_clear_protective_face_shield_-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/plastic_clear_protective_face_shield_.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Face shields offer no protection against\u00a0<a id=\"mol-382afb80-3950-11eb-a761-0b1b5b7224cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/coronavirus\/index.html\">coronavirus<\/a> if an infected person nearby sneezes without a mask on, a study shows. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-9030105\/Shocking-video-proves-face-shields-dont-work-stop-spread-coronavirus.html\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Face shields offer no protection against\u00a0coronavirus if an infected person nearby sneezes without a mask on, a study shows. 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