SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- A growing body of research suggests it’s time to rethink those anti-COVID plastic barriers used as fortifications in retail stores, restaurants and countless other indoor settings.

The clear plastic barriers installed at checkout counters, offices and restaurants, as one of the lines of defense to stop the spread of COVID-19, are coming down at many businesses and schools. The ...

Chances are you’ve seen Plexiglas-style barriers go up inside office buildings, grocery stores and restaurants throughout your neighborhood. But are they really keeping us safe from COVID-19?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Student behind plastic barrier. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images As reopening schools and offices weigh their options for ...

Clear plastic barriers have become a staple in many public settings amid the pandemic, but scientists say they often do little to prevent COVID-19’s spread, and at times, may actually make things ...

Transit agencies across the Washington region are in the final stretch of retrofitting buses with plastic barriers near the fare boxes to protect drivers from coronavirus exposure — a final step ...

And while physical barriers are effective at blocking big droplets released from a person’s nose or mouth when they cough or sneeze, they’re essentially useless at blocking the spread of aerosols ...

Eateries have adapted to COVID in countless ways. Hostesses take our temperatures upon entry. We scan QR codes instead of reading paper menus. We are served by masked waiters. In some cities, ...

COVID precautions have turned many parts of our world into a giant salad bar, with plastic barriers separating sales clerks from shoppers, dividing customers at nail salons and shielding students from ...

Rite-Hite recently unveiled an extension of its GuardRite line of in-plant safety barriers, the GuardRite Polymer Safety Barrier. Capable of stopping equivalent impact levels as its steel counterparts ...