Coronavirus: What’s the risk for George Floyd protesters?
New analysis forecasts 50 to 500 additional deaths nationwide
"Because the protests are outdoors, virus transmission is less likely. A study of another mass gathering, a carnival celebration in Gangelt, Germany, found that infection rates jumped 2.5-fold among participants. Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state should be braced for a jump in cases after protests. “If you’re not (concerned), you’re not paying attention to the epidemiology, to the virulence of this disease,” Newsom said during a visit Thursday to Stockton." and
"In response to concerns, more than 1,300 medical professionals have signed an open letter, drafted by doctors and researchers at the University of Washington and posted online, asserting that the importance of protests outweighs the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
“Protests against systemic racism, which fosters the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on Black communities and also perpetuates police violence, must be supported,” the letter states, adding that demonstrators should still follow “public health best practices.”" Interesting that they felt fine shutting down businesses, increasing suicides and destroying lifetimes of work of many to build their businesses to control the virus but now they are in favor of mass protests against rogue police that may undo much of the sacrifices we made staying home...
I wonder if Trump will get smart like NASCAR and call his next "rally" a "protest against unlawful police violence" for MAGA cap owners...
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