Face coverings are key to stopping spread of the coronavirus, but also slow communication, especially for people who don't hear well. Volunteers and companies suggest some transparent alternatives.
, based in Baltimore — has gone so far as to seek and earn FDA"clearance" that its mask with a transparent panel is"substantially equivalent" to a medical-grade surgical mask for hospitals and other frontline uses.
The company was started in 2017, he says, by four Johns Hopkins University students who identified the need for a niche medical product for deaf people. But now its appeal has gone global. "We know that the virus cannot penetrate plastic or solid materials, so see-through masks provide potentially a great option for balancing infection prevention with the desire to be able to see somebody's mouth move," Aronoff says.
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