Plexiglass dividers will separate Harris and Pence at the vice-presidential debate.
When Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris of California meet for the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, the two will be separated by plexiglass dividers, according to a person familiar with discussions between the campaigns and the Commission on Presidential Debates.
The dividers are intended as an extra safety precaution to prevent any transmission of the coronavirus, an idea that grew out of discussions between the debate commission, the Cleveland Clinic, which is advising on health and safety precautions,and the two campaigns.
A virtual event is also under consideration for the scheduled town hall-style debate on Oct. 15 between President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to two people familiar with the commission’s deliberations.
Much remains unknown about that second presidential debate, including if Mr. Trump, who has contracted the coronavirus, would be well enough to attend, and if Mr. Biden’s team would be comfortable with the former vice president sharing an indoor stage with a president who has been contagious.
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