Face shields can't replace masks, experts say, but some hope they work as last resort "We deemed the face shields as a better alternative to nothing." By Olivia Rubin. July 31, 2020, 5:08 AM.

Employees wearing masks and face shields are seen at the Railway Museum on the first day of re-opening on June 10, 2020, in Saitama, Japan. Takashi Aoyama / Getty Images ...

I spent 2 weeks wearing a face shield instead of a mask, and I'm never going back. By Hilary Brueck. Me in my beloved shield. Courtesy of Sateesh Venkatesh 2020-06-07T16 ...

Why face shields may be better coronavirus protection than masks alone Dr. Imran Siddiqui wears a face shield on the job at Desert Valley Medical Group in Victorville. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) ...

As Americans “mask up” to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a new trend is emerging with more people wearing clear, plastic face shields instead of cloth masks.

In many states, wearing a face mask or face shield is required while in public in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Though safety is on many minds, many also struggle to don the cloth or ...

Face shields and valved masks — two options many people find more comfortable than cloth face coverings — appear to be less effective at blocking viral particles than regular masks, ...

Cloth face masks can help keep people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others, the CDC says, and they're most effective when used widely by people in public settings.