Many schools in the Bay Area in the United States have been closed for six weeks, but 9-year-old Jayden Fadrigon is using his free time and computer skills for good amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

He is making 3-D printed face shields for frontline healthcare workers and his local churches. “I want to help people who work in the hospitals and I want to help other people in our community,” said Fadrigon, a student at Holy Rosary Catholic School in Antioch.

3-D printing has been a hobby of his since the age of 5. Now, he is using his 3-D printer to help fight against COVID-19.

Fadrigon and his father came up with the idea to make face shields to protect their family members who are working on the frontlines of the coronavirus.

Fadrigon has made 100 3-D printed face shields and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. “After I wake up, I go downstairs and make some every one hour and 45 minutes,” he said. “Then I do my homework while I’m waiting for them to finish,” he said.

“Actually, this has never stopped since April 2. The 3-D printer is always on,” said Darren Fadrigon, the boy’s father. “It only stops at night when we’re sleeping,” the father said.

Many nurses have sent the boy selfies showing their gratitude for their new protective face shields.(SD-Agencies)