Plexiglass dividers in indoor and outdoor settings have become ubiquitous in restaurant dining rooms, grocery store checkouts, banks, public transportation and office cubicles during the pandemic.

During tonight's debate, plexiglass dividers and 12 feet, 3 inches, will be three things that separate current Vice-President Mike Pence and Democratic Vice-President candidate Kamala Harris.

Plexiglass dividers at the VP debate won't do much, experts say. Kamala Harris requested the plexiglass barriers in response to Mike Pence's potential exposure to President Donald Trump.

A University of Minnesota aerosol scientist has said plexiglass dividers offer limited protection from Delta, the dominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S. for office workers as employers attempt to ...