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The '''Apple Face Shield''' is a [[face shield]] manufactured by [[Apple Inc.]]. The product was announced on April 5, 2020 and wais designed for medical professionals during the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]].

== Background ==
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic's 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 [[surgical masks]] while the need for [[safety glasses|protective glasses]] and faceshields at such scale was not anticipated. Facing shortages and emer(contracted; show full)
[[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]]