(CNN)People of color are exempt from an Oregon county's mask mandate over concerns about racial profiling.

By Scottie Andrew, CNN

Updated 7:15 PM ET, Wed June 24, 2020

Lincoln County, Oregon, requires most residents to wear face coverings in public settings, indoors or outdoors. The overwhelmingly White county will not require non-White residents to wear them if they fear harassment, the county said this month.

It's one of the first counties in the US to exempt people of color from wearing masks to prevent racial profiling.

Also exempt are people with disabilities or medical conditions whose breathing would be obstructed by a mask and children under 12, though children ages 2 through 12 are still encouraged to cover their faces.

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