Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into the Community
Eli N. Perencevich, Daniel J. Diekema, Michael B. Edmond
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the prospect that face shields might be more effective than face masks at reducing community SARS-CoV-2 transmission and calls for rapid adoption of face shield-wearing by the public as an infection control strategy.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineFace shieldPersonal protective equipmentFace (sociological concept)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Face masksTransmission (telecommunications)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Internet privacyInfection controlShieldsRisk analysis (engineering)ShieldIntensive care medicineVirologyTelecommunicationsHealth carePathologyDiseasePetrologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakEconomic growthSocial scienceEconomicsGeologySociologyComputer scienceInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts