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With the World Cup starting in the coming days, this can spiral out of control very fast. Football fans can get infected and spread the virus in their home cou

With the World Cup starting in the coming days, this can spiral out of control very fast. Football fans can get infected and spread the virus in their home countries if they get exposed.

soneca 4mo ago
The World Cup already started. But there are no games played in Utah
- mistersquid 4mo ago
  > The World Cup already started. But there are no games played in Utah For now, Utahns can travel freely to US states where World Cup games are played.
  - SoftTalker 4mo ago
    Relatively nobody in the US cares about soccer, much less travels for it.
    - 9eLeven 4mo ago
      Did people from outside the US travel here to see the world cup?
      - fhdkweig 4mo ago
        They didn't travel to Utah to see the world cup. Of all the things in the world worth worrying about, this isn't one of them.
    - wincy 4mo ago
      I live in the suburbs of Kansas City where the World Cup is happening, and the only way it’s affected me is it’s really annoying to take my disabled kid to the children’s hospital downtown because there’s so much traffic. I know exactly one person out of my friends that is going to one World Cup game, and he’s well known as the guy who likes soccer. My wife has enjoyed the TikToks of Europeans coming to Kansas City and reacting to stuff that’s totally normal to us, like the Bass Pro Shop and Tornado Shelter signs.
    - mistersquid 4mo ago
      > Relatively nobody in the US cares about soccer, much less travels for it. Utahns travel to US states with World Cup games for reasons other than the World Cup. Its Summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Utahns do travel, for example, to the San Francisco Bay Area for graduation ceremonies, to visit family, and for sightseeing. These Utahns may mingle with foreign visitors. I’m not making a case that transmission of measles from a Utahn to a foreign visitor is likely, but the failure to consider possible routes of transmission is exactly why vaccination is so important.
    - onraglanroad 4mo ago
      Why don't you check the figures rather than confidently spouting nonsense? Soccer rates as either the fourth or fifth largest sports in the USA depending on how you count it.
  - fhdkweig 4mo ago
    The Olympics happen every two years and aren't the cause of such issues. I doubt the World Cup will be any different.
    - joshuahaglund 4mo ago
      https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/pii/S236929602200059X https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/pii/S23692... It was enough of a concern before the most contagious virus resurfaced (measles) that researchers have been looking at sporting events as mass vector events for years. "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) via DHS provided $625 million in grant funding to the 11 U.S. cities in hosting states to enhance security and preparedness efforts for the “safe execution” of tournament events" https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology/article/sports-fever-getting-the-ball-rolling-to-prevent-infections-at-the-world-cup-and-beyond/DA92F515F40CE1C201E7D89456850DED https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewar...
iJohnDoe 4mo ago
The World Cup aspect is still incredibly important to point out. The World Cup appeals to a very large demographic and so many traveling around could spell disaster.
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With the World Cup starting in the coming days, this can spiral out of control very fast. Football fans can get infected and spread the virus in their home countries if they get exposed.

soneca 4mo ago

The World Cup already started. But there are no games played in Utah

mistersquid 4mo ago
> The World Cup already started. But there are no games played in Utah For now, Utahns can travel freely to US states where World Cup games are played.
- SoftTalker 4mo ago
  Relatively nobody in the US cares about soccer, much less travels for it.
  - 9eLeven 4mo ago
    Did people from outside the US travel here to see the world cup?
    - fhdkweig 4mo ago
      They didn't travel to Utah to see the world cup. Of all the things in the world worth worrying about, this isn't one of them.
  - wincy 4mo ago
    I live in the suburbs of Kansas City where the World Cup is happening, and the only way it’s affected me is it’s really annoying to take my disabled kid to the children’s hospital downtown because there’s so much traffic. I know exactly one person out of my friends that is going to one World Cup game, and he’s well known as the guy who likes soccer. My wife has enjoyed the TikToks of Europeans coming to Kansas City and reacting to stuff that’s totally normal to us, like the Bass Pro Shop and Tornado Shelter signs.
  - mistersquid 4mo ago
    > Relatively nobody in the US cares about soccer, much less travels for it. Utahns travel to US states with World Cup games for reasons other than the World Cup. Its Summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Utahns do travel, for example, to the San Francisco Bay Area for graduation ceremonies, to visit family, and for sightseeing. These Utahns may mingle with foreign visitors. I’m not making a case that transmission of measles from a Utahn to a foreign visitor is likely, but the failure to consider possible routes of transmission is exactly why vaccination is so important.
  - onraglanroad 4mo ago
    Why don't you check the figures rather than confidently spouting nonsense? Soccer rates as either the fourth or fifth largest sports in the USA depending on how you count it.
- fhdkweig 4mo ago
  The Olympics happen every two years and aren't the cause of such issues. I doubt the World Cup will be any different.
  - joshuahaglund 4mo ago
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/pii/S236929602200059X https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/pii/S23692... It was enough of a concern before the most contagious virus resurfaced (measles) that researchers have been looking at sporting events as mass vector events for years. "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) via DHS provided $625 million in grant funding to the 11 U.S. cities in hosting states to enhance security and preparedness efforts for the “safe execution” of tournament events" https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology/article/sports-fever-getting-the-ball-rolling-to-prevent-infections-at-the-world-cup-and-beyond/DA92F515F40CE1C201E7D89456850DED https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewar...

iJohnDoe 4mo ago

The World Cup aspect is still incredibly important to point out. The World Cup appeals to a very large demographic and so many traveling around could spell disaster.

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