EditorialDerrick Sneeze and his partner Brandi Guidry sit in the doorway of their mobile home in Houma, La. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)
EditorialSocially distanced tables are equipped with sneeze guards separating booths at Pinewood Social in Nashville. (William DeShazer/The New York Times)
EditorialOffices at the University of California, Irvine’s infection prevention division, which installed sneeze guards for cubicles, in Orange, Calif., April 27, 2020. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)