As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.
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Increasing numbers of Houston residents have reportedly been diagnosed with COVID-19 after attending protests against the death of George Floyd.
Large protests began in the city days after the death of Houston native Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25. Texas has been experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases. Harris County, which encompasses Houston, has been adding hundreds of new cases each day to the more than 17,000 total confirmed cases reported as of Monday.
Houston resident Shamone Turner told KRIV that she took part in a march to Houston City Hall attended by an estimated 60,000 people about two weeks ago and later tested positive for the virus. Several friends who accompanied her were also said to have tested positive. Despite the illness, she said she has no regrets about her decision to march.
"I actually got sick the day after the march... I could not move out of the bed. I was in the bed just sighing," Turner said. "I definitely don't regret getting the COVID, because I was out there doing the right thing for the right cause."
The extent to which the new cases may be tied to protests is unclear. Although it is likely some cases were contracted during protests, the virus is believed to have an incubation period of between 2 and 14 days, while reporting delays could also make it difficult to determine when and where people contracted the disease.
Houston police reported an uptick in cases after the protests began, with at least 23 officers testing positive since June 6, according to The Houston Chronicle.
@jon-nyc has my shocked face. I'll let him keep it for a while.
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Yep.
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My money's still on the LD theory of seeing what one wants to see.
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Covid is nowhere near as bad as being beaten up by the police.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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The IFR of police interactions is only 0.002%
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What Minnesota’s Protests Are Revealing About Covid-19 Spread
https://www.wired.com/story/what-minnesotas-protests-are-revealing-about-covid-19-spread/The headline says Minnesota, but there are data points from other cities that have had sizable protests as well.
There are more details and discussion of hypotheses in the article, but the measured test positive rate among protesters so far is around 1%.
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@Loki If the measured infection rates stay low for “outdoor, with mask, move around a lot” protests, it will translate to loosened restrictions for other “outdoor, with mask, move around a lot” gatherings.
Be happy that we are learning more about what affects infection rates. Such knowledge is good for humanity.
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@Axtremus said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
@Loki If the measured infection rates stay low for “outdoor, with mask, move around a lot” protests, it will translate to loosened restrictions for other “outdoor, with mask, move around a lot” gatherings.
Be happy that we are learning more about what affects infection rates. Such knowledge is good for humanity.
We couldn’t have learned the same thing about going to beaches?? Funny how things work. Beaches=disaster, now protests=okay.
It’s so lame to have to take this.
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@jon-nyc said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
The IFR of police interactions is only 0.002%
What are the ages and comorbidities?
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@Loki said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
@Axtremus said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
@Loki If the measured infection rates stay low for “outdoor, with mask, move around a lot” protests, it will translate to loosened restrictions for other “outdoor, with mask, move around a lot” gatherings.
Be happy that we are learning more about what affects infection rates. Such knowledge is good for humanity.
We couldn’t have learned the same thing about going to beaches?? Funny how things work. Beaches=disaster, now protests=okay.
It’s so lame to have to take this.
It's like advancing the the art of medicine in war theaters. We could have eventually learn all that stuff through other means in other settings, but war was upon us so we learn from them anyway, in accelerated pace.
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@LuFins-Dad said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
@jon-nyc said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
The IFR of police interactions is only 0.002%
What are the ages and comorbidities?
18-30, poor socialization.
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@Axtremus said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
@Loki said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
@Axtremus said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
@Loki If the measured infection rates stay low for “outdoor, with mask, move around a lot” protests, it will translate to loosened restrictions for other “outdoor, with mask, move around a lot” gatherings.
Be happy that we are learning more about what affects infection rates. Such knowledge is good for humanity.
We couldn’t have learned the same thing about going to beaches?? Funny how things work. Beaches=disaster, now protests=okay.
It’s so lame to have to take this.
It's like advancing the the art of medicine in war theaters. We could have eventually learn all that stuff through other means in other settings, but war was upon us so we learn from them anyway, in accelerated pace.
So that makes sense except there is no talking around the bias.
There is no way to responsibly report that protesting is okay and then tell people to be vigilant. It’s worse than Trump not wearing a mask.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in As predicted, protestors getting ill with SARS-CoV-2.:
Covid is nowhere near as bad as being beaten up by the police.
Oh, I don't know.. I've never had covid.....
