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Apple Has Shipped 7.5 Million Face Shields to Healthcare Workers Worldwide

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Apple in early April tapped its engineers and supplier companies to construct face shields for medical workers around the world, and Apple has now shipped a total of 7.5 million face shields.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the news during today's earnings call covering the second fiscal quarter of 2020. Apple is continuing to construct and ship one million face shields each week.

Cook also said that Apple's COVID-19 screening app has been downloaded more than two million times, and the web version of the site has been accessed by 3 million unique visitors. Apple's U.S. COVID-19 app was developed in partnership with the CDC, FEMA, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

In addition to constructing and shipping face masks, Apple has sourced and donated more than 20 million N95 masks to healthcare workers around the world, which are critical for those who are exposed to COVID-19 on a daily basis.

Apple has also donated millions of dollars to various causes dedicated to cutting down on the spread of COVID-19, and has developed an exposure notification API that public health authorities will be able to adopt to create apps that will help track coronavirus exposure.

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iGeneo Avatar
iGeneo
77 months ago

Seriously, nobody gives a crap. This is nothing more than marketing
And there it is... the inevitable thread crap

Apple is doing what they can to help, this is a win all around. Instead of criticizing, why not appreciate what they are doing. Or maybe, just not crap on their actions?
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cmaier Avatar
cmaier
77 months ago

Seriously, nobody gives a crap. This is nothing more than marketing
How much PPE did you donate?
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ericwn Avatar
ericwn
77 months ago
Seriously, nobody gives a crap. This is nothing more than marketing
And you’d be the first to complain that they’re not helping enough if they wouldn’t make them.

Ridiculous.

What brand of bleach are you drinking?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BWhaler Avatar
BWhaler
77 months ago
Thank you Apple. Your values are why I am a customer.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Detnator Avatar
Detnator
77 months ago

Seriously, nobody gives a crap. This is nothing more than marketing
Unbelievable. What is wrong with you?
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
brinary001 Avatar
brinary001
77 months ago

Seriously, nobody gives a crap. This is nothing more than marketing
Yup it's clearly a marketing tool, mentioning it during an earnings call because they were asked about it. I'm sure that's what their crack marketing team had in mind for them all along.

"Hey Tim, lots of young people and other target demos are going to be listening this morning; the kids can't get enough earnings talk! Maybe throw something in about our face mask effort??"

You people really need to give it a rest already.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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