Shelton, Conn.-based Modern began making the shields recently and already is scaling up to production of more than 1 million per day, President Bing Carbone said in a March 23 email to Plastics News.
"I have been affected like everyone else in the world by this coronavirus pandemic," he said. "Rather than sit back and do nothing, we decided we need to do something to help all the men and women on the front lines; the healthcare professionals, first responders and the doctors and nurses, especially right here in the state of Connecticut."