{"id":5945,"date":"2020-07-09T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.faceshield.com\/?p=5945"},"modified":"2020-07-09T08:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T13:08:00","slug":"if-you-wear-a-complete-face-shield-is-a-mask-still-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceshield.com\/what-experts-say\/if-you-wear-a-complete-face-shield-is-a-mask-still-required\/","title":{"rendered":"If you wear a complete face shield, is a mask still required?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;If you wear a complete face shield is a mask still required?&#8221; a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/wlos.com\/amp\/news\/news-13-investigates\/if-you-wear-a-complete-face-shield-is-a-mask-still-required\" target=\"_blank\">viewer asked News 13\u2019s<\/a> I-Team Coronavirus Help Desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Carolina\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services said, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faceshield.com\/shop\/\">Face shield<\/a> that covers the nose and mouth also meets the face-covering requirements of the executive order.\u201d If you wear a face shield, a mask is not required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So as long as the plastic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faceshields.com\">face shields<\/a> are made to wrap around the sides of the face and extend below the chin, they are an allowed substitute for individuals who have difficulties wearing a cloth face covering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<script language='javascript' type='text\/javascript'>function getWR360PopupSkin(){return 'light_clean';}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you wear a complete face shield is a mask still required?&#8221; a viewer asked News 13\u2019s I-Team Coronavirus Help Desk. 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