Fauci says wearing face shield, glasses could help protect against coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s leading infectious disease experts, said Wednesday that Americans should consider wearing glasses or a face shield to help protect themselves in the midst of the crisis. coronavirus pandemic.

“If you have glasses or an eye protector, you should wear it,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview on Instagram Live with ABC News. This would be in addition to wearing a face mask, recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and ordered by many states in the USA. for areas where social distancing it’s not possible

Fauci said that while face shields are not “universally recommended,” people should use them if they “really want perfect protection of mucosal surfaces.”

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, reportedly offered a similar message Thursday, saying that a face shield could help protect people in addition to a mask.

“What about face shields: We believe that it could protect individuals and decrease the ability to touch their eyes and spread the virus, as well as the drops that approach them,” Birx said in “Fox & Friends” on Thursday.

Worldwide, more than 17 million cases of coronavirus and more than 668,000 deaths have been confirmed, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins. The United States has more than 4.5 million confirmed cases and more than 150,000 deaths.

The CDC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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