Health Experts Agree This Plexiglass Barrier Is a Joke

“This plexiglass barrier is very inadequate for prolonged exposure,” said Jim Duehr, a medical student and research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine with a Ph.D. in virology.Duehr explained that the plexiglass might be sufficient for “large droplets” which make up the bulk of transmission during short periods of time and don’t travel very far. Consider the glass barriers installed at the grocery store between the checkout line and the till.

“It is not at all enough for the smaller saliva droplets that are aerosolized in the air frequently, which we now know also contribute to the spread of the virus,” Duehr said. “[Those droplets] travel much more chaotically in the air and spread quite well indoors floating on the turbulent currents that A/C units create that will float around and up and over.”This conclusion mirrored that of Dr. Noc, a PhD scientist with training in immunology and pharmaceutical science.

“My overall take is that the plexiglass will help, but it will certainly not provide absolute protection,” Noc said. “Similarly, the distance between podiums will help, but not 100 percent.”Jezebel reached out to the University of Utah Health for their take on the debate’s safety procedures but was told they are not fielding such inquiries.

Duehr said that if he were responsible for making the debate as covid-proof as possible—aside from requiring Pence and Harris to wear masks—he would place their desks even further apart and install plexiglass barriers that are larger both horizontally and vertically. He would also make sure the “air exchange” in the auditorium was incredibly high, three to four times the normal rate of a high-efficiency particulate air filter.“That’s what I would have done,” Duehr said.

What's the difference between a joke and a gesture? Thinking outide the box?.. I think not.

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