Erika Lautenbach, director of the Whatcom County Health Department in Washington state, says protests against police violence aren't among the catalysts for the spread of COVID-19.
A man carrying a brick is confronted by protesters inside the Capitol Hill Organized Protest in Seattle on June 14.Noah Riffe/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
"We did have a rally in Bellingham, which is our county seat, and there was also a protest, and we have not been able to connect a single case to that rally or to the protest, and what we're finding is in large part that's due to the use of masks," Erika Lautenbach, the director of the Whatcom County Health Department in Washington State, tells NPR's"Almost everyone at the rally was wearing a mask, and it's really a testament to how effective masks are in...
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