Where and when were sneeze guards (cough screens) introduced on reception desks to protect pharmacy staff from contamination?

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Can anyone share a link to a publication in which this is announced as a novelty? I am curious who first invented this kind of protection against infectious transmissions from patients to drugstore staff. I'm curious how old this idea is.

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