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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 ==
(contracted; show full)ot;.<ref name="Mercury"/> Apple has been compared to other companies manufacturing similar devices during the pandemic, such as [[SpaceX]] and [[Ford]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griggs |first1=Mary Beth |title=Apple publishes instructions and fitting guide for its new face shields |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/7/21212245/apple-instructions-face-shields-ppe-fitting |website=The Verge |accessdate=April 8, 2020 |language=en |date=April 7, 2020}}</ref> According to the US [[Cent
rers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), healthcare workers who aren't wearing tight-fitting [[N95 masks]] should wear face shields like Apple's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/06/apple-making-face-shields-for-doctors-battling-coronavirus/|title=Apple making face shields for doctors battling coronavirus|last=Manskar|first=Noah|date=2020-04-06|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Shortages related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]]
* [[Face shield#Medical]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Apple hardware since 1998}}
{{2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States}}

[[Category:Apple Inc. hardware|Face Shield]]
[[Category:Emergency medical equipment]]
[[Category:Medical responses to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]]
[[Category:Safety clothing]]
[[Category:Headgear]]
[[Category:Protective gear]]
[[Category:Masks]]