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by fzeroracer
2178 days ago
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> Author chooses to show a particular political bias again and fails to mention the other major event that caused a uptick in cases (nationwide protests) I'm tired of having to constantly address this point. I had hoped that people on HN would be able to do independent research, but I keep encountering this claim. No, the nationwide protests did not cause an uptick in cases. Multiple studies [1] [2] [3] seem to indicate that the coronavirus doesn't spread nearly as well outdoors as it does indoors. In fact, studies have indicated that one of the greatest surge predictors is card-present transactions in restaurants [4]. That is partly why here in Texas we're seeing such a strong resurgence. We reopened our bars and restaurants with reckless abandon and the result is a massive increase in cases across the state. At this point if you're claiming that the protests were the reason then you're showing your own political bias at play. [1] https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/494348-new-study-finds... [2] https://apnews.com/a288340b3bd3fbc62e564b3d0adfaa2e [3] https://www.nber.org/papers/w27408.pdf [4] https://fortune.com/2020/06/26/is-it-safe-restaurant-coronav... |
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If course, we could say the rest of the cases are simply from anyone now using the healthcare system who is being automatically tested even if they are being seen for something non covid related.
Of course if you really wanna get in the weeds, you could probably say that the median age for covid is about 36 and the death rate is about .04% for those under 50, well below a seasonal flu. Of course you still have democrat governors letting the bodies hit the floor among elderly nursing home residents. But children who are statistically unaffected by covid remain locked down with their parents, who are also minimally affected.
But hey, i think orange man is bad too..