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Apple Face Shield
{{short description|Item of personal protective equipment}}
The '''Apple Face Shield''' is a [[face shield]] manufactured by [[Apple Inc.]]. The product was announced on April 5, 2020 and was designed for medical professionals during the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]].

== Background ==
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic unanticipated speed of propagation and severity caused supply chain failure and [[COVID-19 related shortages|widespread medical shortages]]. Several Western countries quickly exhausted their limited strategic stocks of mask while the need for pretective glasses and faceshields at such scale was not anticipated. Medical institutions turned to alternatives sources of medical equipment such as crowdsourcing from locals and volunteer [[3D makers]].<ref>https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2020/04/23/les-visieres-imprimees-en-3d-une-reponse-des-makers-a-la-crise-sanitaire_6037538_4408996.html</ref>⏎
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==Development==
A pediatrician at [[Kaiser Permanente]] in [[Santa Clara, California]] created a prototype of the product a few weeks prior to its release.<ref name="Mercury">{{cite news |last=DeRuy |first=Emily |title=Coronavirus: Apple to make millions of face shields for hospitals desperate for gear |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/06/coronavirus-apple-to-make-millions-of-face-shields-for-hospitals-desperate-for-gear/ |accessdate=April 8, 2020 |work=The Mercury News |date=April 6,(contracted; show full)
[[Category:Apple Inc. hardware|Face Shield]]
[[Category:Emergency medical equipment]]
[[Category:Responses to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]]
[[Category:Safety clothing]]
[[Category:Headgear]]
[[Category:Protective gear]]
[[Category:Masks]]