Following today’s announcement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that Americans should now wear face coverings in public to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, health officials in three Portland-area counties issued the same recommendation.
Prior to today, state and county officials declined to take a strong stance one way or the other on the use of face coverings in public. But on the media call Friday evening, Dr. Jennifer Vines of Multnomah County, Dr. Sarah Present of Clackamas County and Dr. Christina Baumann of Washington County said the shift in policy was a result of the new guidelines from the CDC.
“We’re always learning new things. There’s always new information coming out,” Baumann said. “Fo