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Protecting Farmworkers' Health During COVID-19

The U.S. relies on more than 2 million seasonal farmworkers to cultivate and harvest crops. In the Midwest, workers are now out in the cornfields amid concerns about COVID-19 outbreaks.

Side Effects Public Media’s Christine Herman reports on efforts to keep them safe.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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