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last may, i recall public health officials and figures coming forward to say that mass protests were acceptable because racism was a greater public health threa

last may, i recall public health officials and figures coming forward to say that mass protests were acceptable because racism was a greater public health threat than covid. you can see a similar push for gun control using the same rhetoric taking shape

jdavis703 5y ago
What health officers said is that 1st amendment rights supersede health orders. Perhaps you could link to a health officer or health order saying otherwise?
- Mountain_Skies 5y ago
  What did public health officials say about those who protested lockdowns?
- chitowneats 5y ago
  I don't recall health officers specifically saying this. But it was public policy in NYC to explicitly not trace infections spread through the George Floyd protests: https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-contact-tracers-not-asking-people-attend-george-floyd-protest-2020-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-contact-tracers-not-aski...
- yebyen 5y ago
  https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/racism-public-health-crisis-bassett/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/racism-pu...
rStar 5y ago
those health officials couldn't bring themselves to offend the protesters by pointing out that the protests were cesspools of shedding virus. even though the protests were cesspools of shedding virus.
- NationalPark 5y ago
  Do you have any references for that? I’ve read a few informal attempts and nobody had compelling evidence that the protests caused increased transmission. Seems unlikely since they were outdoors, which is now known to be relatively safe right?
  - rStar 5y ago
    outdoors with a 6' halo is fine in most cases, even with an unvaccinated population. The protests were not that in many cases, but health officials refused to tell people to stop, for whatever reasons they had. I believe the reasons were personal cowardice and dereliction of duty in the face of being scared of being called racist.
  - rStar 5y ago
    it only seems unlikely if you don't understand how covid works. covid-19 is an airborne illness that is passed through moisture between humans. humans radiate moisture when engaged in activities that increase heart rate. protest involve a lot of marching and yelling at each other, which, spread moisture through droplets, perspiration, breath etc. many protestors were mask averse, to put it mildly. so, no, not now known to be relatively safe right?

jdavis703 5y ago

What health officers said is that 1st amendment rights supersede health orders. Perhaps you could link to a health officer or health order saying otherwise?

Mountain_Skies 5y ago
What did public health officials say about those who protested lockdowns?
chitowneats 5y ago
I don't recall health officers specifically saying this. But it was public policy in NYC to explicitly not trace infections spread through the George Floyd protests: https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-contact-tracers-not-asking-people-attend-george-floyd-protest-2020-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-contact-tracers-not-aski...
yebyen 5y ago
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/racism-public-health-crisis-bassett/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/racism-pu...

rStar 5y ago

those health officials couldn't bring themselves to offend the protesters by pointing out that the protests were cesspools of shedding virus. even though the protests were cesspools of shedding virus.

NationalPark 5y ago
Do you have any references for that? I’ve read a few informal attempts and nobody had compelling evidence that the protests caused increased transmission. Seems unlikely since they were outdoors, which is now known to be relatively safe right?
- rStar 5y ago
  outdoors with a 6' halo is fine in most cases, even with an unvaccinated population. The protests were not that in many cases, but health officials refused to tell people to stop, for whatever reasons they had. I believe the reasons were personal cowardice and dereliction of duty in the face of being scared of being called racist.
- rStar 5y ago
  it only seems unlikely if you don't understand how covid works. covid-19 is an airborne illness that is passed through moisture between humans. humans radiate moisture when engaged in activities that increase heart rate. protest involve a lot of marching and yelling at each other, which, spread moisture through droplets, perspiration, breath etc. many protestors were mask averse, to put it mildly. so, no, not now known to be relatively safe right?