Over the past few weeks, I have noticed that many people are now wearing face shields in shops, instead of a mask.
Like these.
Look at the gap. Both under her chin, and at the sides, these shields allow any infection to spread easily as the wearer is breathing, coughing, or sneezing. In short, they do nothing to protect anyone.
Face shields are meant to be used as an additional safety measure, in conjunction with a proper mask.
Like this.
So to all of you who are only wearing a face shield on its own, stop doing it. It will not properly protect you, or anyone you come into contact with.
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Thanks for the comment, and your link too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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as the girl in the taco ad says – why not both? Best wishes Pete.
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I haven’t seen that ad, but why not indeed?
Best wishes, Pete.
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THey are selling these useless protectors on TV and I agree it does not protect anyone from anything. chuq
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Good to use with a mask to protect the eyes, but that’s all.
Best wishes, Pete.
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My doctors wear a mask and a shield. Otherwise I haven’t seen regular people wearing just a shield. I had read long ago that they didn’t work. Here, as you see, we continue to “lead the world.” Too bad it is in covid instead of in something to be proud of.
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So many people are see just wearing face shields here. I have even seen celebrities on TV wearing them with no mask, and advocating mask-wearing as they do so.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That is crazy, but so is much human behavior around this pandemic.
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with our numbers soaring, i use both in public 🙂
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That’s very sensible, Wilma.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s become total lunacy in our parts. The face shields aren’t as prevalent, but the rules are just stupid. Many eating places don’t open the restrooms to customers. But you can remove the mask once you are seated. Apparently we have highly trained viruses that don’ttt invade other tables or booths. However, they aren’t house-trained, as they are the only ones allowed to use the restroom.
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So many different rules al over the place, Ron. Small wonder it is still spreading like wildfire.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have seen these around with hardly anyone wearing a mask too, though my hairdresser does. And all the staff at the restaurant we visited on Friday wore masks. They do prevent conversation though. I struggle to hear anybody now! And they are so hot to wear, 20 minutes around the supermarket and I am done!
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We ate out last night in Norwich. We had to wear a mask on entering, have our temperature taken, our contact details checked, and use hand sanitiser before going to the table. Whenever we left our seat, to use the toilet for example, we had to put the mask back on. Every other table was unoccupied, for our ‘safety’.
But all the staff were wearing face shields with no masks, so it was completely pointless.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Only our 3rd meal out since March and tbh I can do without all the rigmarole. The OH fell down the steps too as his glasses steamed up on entry, luckily I managed to stop him landing on the floor! That’s all we need. Being in hospital with a broken hip!
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Sigh…All of the above unless you live here and both are required…Non-compliance has meant everywhere in the world has increasing figures again… It’s just like a merry go round…but without the merry…x
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Some people seem to be determined to carry on as if this is all some sort of strange game, Carol. We have those to blame if this virus is never beaten.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I know, Pete and that thought is scary… 🙏x
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We are seeing new ones Pete that sit on the chest and go up over the forehead – the reverse of what you show here. Any thoughts?
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Without a mask underneath, they are still as good as useless for protecting anyone from contracting Covid-19, Lara. They are designed to be used as ‘splash guards’ to protect the eyes and skin of the wearer during surgical and ER procedures. They were also widely used by dentists and lab research workers, for much the same reason.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Q; Must we yield to the shield?
A: You didn’t ask about the mask!
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Shields are good, in addition to the mask. Otherwise, they might as well throw them away,.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I completely agree. Warmest regards, Theo
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Thanks, Theo. Use of these pointless shields is on the increase over here.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Over here too. Warmest regards, Theo
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These are for “splatter” during operations – not designed for anything else.
Some people try to make a buck on anything – and the frightened, the ignorant and the uninformed are easy marks.
Shields however do offer some protection for the eye if one does not wear goggles (as recommended for docs/medical staff) or even glasses (Which offer marginal protection). The virus can and does enter the body through eyes.
Tight fitting properly worn properly constructed masks should be worn under the shield if one is attempting to block COVID entering your own body in a risky situation.
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Thanks for that confirmation. I wear glasses when driving, and in shops. Otherwise I would also wear a face shield as well as my mask.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It makes me so darn cross … I was at Heathrow a few weeks ago and counted four people walking around not wearing their mask properly, the awful thing being that they actually worked at Heathrow. As for everyone else, of course if you have a drink or are eating you don’t need to wear a mask, hence a lot of people drinking coffee; never seen so many actually. I got so cross at one point with one family group of husband, wife, elderly relative and small child in a pram walking through the airport none of whom had a mask on, I asked them to put them on … and was laughed at. I tried again, they laughed again and just carried on walking, totally ignoring me.
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Well done for speaking up. But their reaction is not surprising, sadly.
Best wishes, Pete.
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My wife wears both at work. They have a “Covid Cop” who monitors the entire staff: they must have a clear test before they can enter, they cannot get within six feet of each other, and they must have face masks and shield…for those who don’t think it’s important, you must not live in the US, where the death toll is nearing 3,000 people EACH AND EVERY DAY.
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Glad to hear that Alex is well-protected, John. That must be reassuring for you.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Same attitude as people who wear face masks under their noses. I’m starting to give up on the human race.
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We went to a restaurant tonight. Diners were required to wear masks until they sat to eat, and anytime they left the tables. We had our temperature checked, and had to use hand sanitiser. But all the staff were wearing face shields, with no masks. Pointless!
Best wishes, Pete.
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As so often when I read your posts, my response is “agreed”/”exactly”. Every day when I go out, I am more concerned about getting riled by the attitude of Other People than by contracting the virus itself. The Covid plague experience has not united communities, alas – not economically, socially or idealogically.
I still hear people saying “It’s their job” about NHS nurses and doctors whose lives have been cut short by public selfishness and stupidity (“in my opinion”).
It’s complicated. I feel for local small businesses, I would support them in any way I could, but as one of the twilight zone self-employed, I can’t afford to go to a bar or a hairdresser even if I was confident of their safety precautions.
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I have also experienced some of that ‘division’ in society. Much of it seems to stem from those same people who consider themselves to be ‘entitled’ to do as they please in any situation.
Take care, dear Pippa.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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The more people resist common sense measures, the longer we will be in a dire situation. I see these face shield more and more now. It is common sense that there is no protection or prevention of the virus by wearing these alone. I try to steer clear of these people in stores. If they are that careless in public can you imagine their personal practices?
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It should be made compulsory to wear a mask, not just a face shield. People wearing those alone should be treated as if they are not wearing a mask, instead of being ‘tolerated’.
Best wishes, Pete.
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If there are no consequences there will be no compliance I fear.
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News and commented:
Face shields are meant to be used as an additional safety measure, in conjunction with a proper mask.
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Even worse are those who wear them tipped back, like a hat.
I was behind someone in a shop today who coughed into his hand, and continued picking stuff up and putting it back down. No face covering, either.
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Back to ‘you’ again. 🙂
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Urghh … that’s so horrible!
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Even worse are the ones who wear them tipped right back, like a hat.
I was behind someone in a shop today, who wore no face covering, coughed into his hand, and continued picking stuff up and putting it back.
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When I see behaviour like that, it makes me sure that we will never overcome the infection rates for this virus.
(You have gone ‘anonymous’. )
Best wishes, Pete.
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No cure for stupid Pete.
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Surely they must realise it is doing nothing? I despair of us ever getting on top of this virus, I really do.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Very common over here in shops and on public transport, not sure what the law is as it stipulate a ‘face covering’ so I guess this is fine in the eyes of the law.
I have to admit that now Gosias sister has had it, along with her parents who live in the same house as the sister, plus a good chance Gosia has suffered as she lost her sense of smell for more than 2 weeks, I beginning to think that we must have all had it, just at varying degrees.
Of course I still war a mask in public, but my fear level is pretty much zero now.
Having heard stories of a local guy that called three times for an ambulance over a period of a few days, and told to wait it out, and then subsequently died, I have little faith that the overrun health service can cope anymore.
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The requirement here is only for a ‘face covering’ too. Those shields alone are no good, and that should be banned.
Cheers, Pete.
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The virus knows no boundaries. The (fools) in some countries believe it is a political plot. I kid you not.
The best to your family.
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Thanks very much. First we had the ‘anti-maskers’ here, and now a growing army of ‘anti-vaxers’, refusing to have any vaccine injections. I wonder at times if the world is going mad.
Best wishes, Pete.
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MAD certainly has a new intense meaning for us.
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Face shields won’t protect you, it should be with a face mask first. I’ve been wearing face mask for the past eleven years but now I have to wear face shield too, it is also required in every establishment here.
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Only a ‘face covering’ is required here, Arlene. It seems they consider a shield alone to be acceptable. But it isn’t.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is more important to have face mask than face shield.
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I get tired of those who claim their rights ….. include putting others in danger.
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That’s right. We should be responsible in not spreading the virus.
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My work banned the staff wearing them months ago, but they let the customers carry on wearing them
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So pointless, and more dangerous for you of course. Thanks, Darren
Best wishes, Pete.
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The only work I can think that would not require a mask would be the food taster for a king. Long live the king!
Sorry …. I get a little heated when reading about the virus.
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