When you look at photos of the current protests, you’ll notice that many demonstrators are wearing face masks.
The images serve as a reminder that the nation is still in a pandemic, and some public health officials are concerned that coronavirus cases could increase as a result of the demonstrations.
Here & Now’s Tonya Mosley speaks with Dr. Seema Yasmin, a clinical assistant professor of Medicine at Stanford.
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