> There is no way this is worse than nothing. correct. it's not worse than nothing. it's literally not possible to be "worse than nothing". However to your p

> There is no way this is worse than nothing. correct. it's not worse than nothing. it's literally not possible to be "worse than nothing". However to your point it only protects against spray. So, yes, it's better than nothing if you're in front of someone coughing / vomiting directly on you. BUT it doesn't do much of anything for the aerosolized particles. Better masks has coverings above the top to prevent those from coming in from above, but in this case apple appears to be going for quantity and speed over quality. > if a face shield used with no other PPE reduces the viral load the average healthcare worker is exposed to by 1% If you are practicing social distancing then a face shield really provides essentially zero protection. I have seen no evidence or even suggestion by a medical professional that wearing these while keeping a distance from infected individuals would provide ANY protection. The main problem is aerosolized material (also direct contact but gloves and not touching your face address that). These don't help with aerosolized material. It just floats around them and gets inhaled anyway. You want these if you are up close to someone who is infected or potentially infected because mouths spew forth bad things: vomit, coughing, etc. and you frequently don't have time to jump out of the way.