A commuter wears a protective mask, gloves, and face shield while riding the subway in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 8, 2020.

As provinces and municipalities continue to re-open and enforce mandatory face coverings, questions are being over which type is the best at curbing the spread of COVID-19 — a face mask or shield.

Face shields were never meant to be used without also wearing a face mask. Professor Raina MacIntyre, head of the Biosecurity Research Program at the Kirby Institute at the UNSW said they are not ...

Face shields may be easy to buy from Amazon or the dollar store, but Sudbury's health unit wants people to think twice before using them. "They're certainly not a substitute, because they're open.

Should you wear a face shield, or is a mask enough protection against COVID and its variants like Omicron and Delta? We had experts weigh in to compare effectiveness of your options.

'Face shields have noticeable gaps along the bottom and the sides, and masks with exhalation ports include a one-way valve which restricts airflow when breathing in, but allows free outflow of air ...

There is no specific guidance about whether you can wear a plastic visor instead. In Scotland, the use of face shields instead of cloth face coverings is, however, permitted.

Employees wearing masks and face shields are seen at the Railway Museum on the first day of re-opening on June 10, 2020, in Saitama, Japan. Takashi Aoyama / Getty Images ...