From: davivid <davivid**At_Symbol_Here**WELL.COM>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Face shields ineffective at trapping aerosols, says Japanese supercomputer
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:15:46 -0700
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
Message-ID: 27f00d8c-affc-58e1-fa35-393efef3bcfb**At_Symbol_Here**well.com
Demystify:
This article just came out in The Guardian.
"Plastic face shields are almost totally ineffective at trapping respiratory aerosols, according to modelling in Japan, casting doubt on their effectiveness in preventing the spread of coronavirus."
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