Re:Parents are 5X as Worried about Infection and School than...
by NationalPark on Thursday August 13, 2020 @05:31PM
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People were pretty worried about this, but so far there isn't any evidence that protests caused spikes in case numbers. Obviously there's a lot about the virus we don't know or can't fully explain, but the prevailing explanation is that the combination of widespread mask usage by protesters, quarantining by would-be protesters who know they've been exposed, and being primarily outdoors prevented transmission.
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Re:Parents are 5X as Worried about Infection and School than...
by leereeves on Thursday August 13, 2020 @06:15PM
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Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
PolitiFact tried to examine claims from the LA mayor and health director that: "it’s highly likely given the increased numbers that we’re seeing that some of this is in fact people who may have been in a crowded situation at one of the protests where there was spread."
They concluded:
> there’s not enough data to draw any definitive conclusions ...
> Medical experts say the protests likely contributed somewhat, but so did family gatherings [and] the reopening of businesses
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jul/21/how-much-did-...
Re:Parents are 5X as Worried about Infection and School than...
by bezmenov on Thursday August 13, 2020 @06:23PM
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Actually, the handful of half-competent governments who have handled the pandemic the best disagree: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-13/forced-is...