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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by tomjakubowski on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:02PM (#29884242)
I don't have numbers handy, but I would suspect that at least 10x more Americans caught Covid at work as out partying. If only because people spend more time at work.

Only about a third of American households had anyone working from home during the pandemic. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/03/working-from-...

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by amatecha on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:04PM (#29884276)
I do agree. Work and school are those special places where "COVID doesn't spread", according to the powers that be.
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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by nobody9999 on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:45PM (#29884815)
>Work and school are those special places where "COVID doesn't spread", according to the powers that be.

Who are those "powers that be"? According to OSHA[0] and CMS[2], workplaces (general workplaces and healthcare settings that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding, respectively) have grave risks of COVID transmission.

In fact, they feel so strongly about it that they've taken it to the US Supreme Court[1].

[0] https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets2

[1] https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/do...

[2] https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/press-releases/aamc-state...

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