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This is a very interesting thread with a lot of elements to it. One of the interesting take-aways from it is that the reason this effect is so high is because t
by Traster 6y ago
This is a very interesting thread with a lot of elements to it. One of the interesting take-aways from it is that the reason this effect is so high is because the US is doing such a poor job of controlling COVID in the first place - so a small increase in infections causes a huge long tail of spreading. The people who get infected at the protest go home and then the disease spreads from them for a long time because the ordinary measures to control the virus aren't very effective. In a country doing a better job of dealing with the virus in the first place this effect would be massively reduced.
- TechBro8615 6y agoCould this be addressed by advising people who have attended a protest to self-quarantine for two weeks? I imagine that if Trump held a press conference with Dr Birx and Dr Fauci, where they advised protestors to stay home for two weeks after attending a protest, he might face some backlash. But at the same time, he gets backlash for “mishandling the Coronavirus.” So it’s politically untenable for him to give the scientific advice to stay home after protesting. He’s damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t. IMO this reveals some hypocrisy on the part of the media pundits painting these narratives, but I digress...
- Traster 6y agoWell I don't think we should be making rules for protests. The risks with protests are exactly the same as the risks on public transport or visiting a coffee shop. You risk coming into contact with someone who is infected. That's why the contact tracing is so important. If someone starts suggesting you should isolate simply for attending a rally then the obvious question is should you isolate if you visit a packed casino, or even the Republican National Convention?