FACE SHIELD VS CLOTH MASK👇🏼 ✅Face shields can be reused indefinitely,and are easily cleaned with soap and water, or a disinfectant wipe. 🛑Cloth masks machine wash after soaking in bleach solution for 5 mins, dry completely high heat. 1/6
✅ Face shields are comfortable to wear, protect the portals of viral entry, and reduce the potential for autoinoculation by preventing the wearer from touching their face. 🛑Cloth masks or any mask causes an involuntary reaction to touch your face leading to autoinoculation. 2/6
✅ Face shields are a reminder to maintain social distancing, but allows visibility of facial expressions and lip movements for speech perception.
🛑Cloth masks often have to be removed for communication leading to autoinoculation by touching the mask. 3
✅ Most important, face shields appear to significantly reduce the amount of inhalation exposure to influenza virus, another droplet-spread respiratory virus. Study shows 96% reduction rate using a face shield. 🛑Study shows cloth mask shouldn’t be used. 4/6
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