[pdeuchler]

I know a bunch of people who went to RSA in Vegas that got a mysterious flu that was extremely similar to Covid. Given the Vegas mayor's recent publicity it wouldn't surprise me that Vegas was fudging the numbers.

Most people who work in customer facing roles in Vegas are already extremely paranoid and careful about hygiene. Gloves, constant cleaning of commonly touched surfaces, etc. Being a low level casino/hotel employee teaches you very quickly that humans are just sentient germ dispersal machines.

[codezero]

Also, people with the flu probably wait to get home to seek care, so Vegas may only be able to account for its own population, and any severe cases that couldn't travel home first.

[kayfox]

RSA 2020 was in San Francisco at the Moscone center.