Democratic Convention was a superspreader event

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They came hoping for Beyoncé. They left with Covid.

Fresh off of a jam-packed week of Democratic National Convention events, reports of attendees’ testing positive for Covid are rolling in.

They include members of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign staff, who are now contending with sickness from Covid, according to two sources close to the campaign with knowledge of the cases. There is at least some concern the developments could affect staffing at events this week, they added.

One of the sources said that so far, the aides' symptoms they’ve heard about have been mild, and a third person close to the campaign said there was no concern about staffing the events.

Since the convention wrapped up Thursday, various attendees and reporters have posted photos of positive Covid results.

“You put 20,000 people in an 18,000-person building, it’s bound to happen,” said Jaimey Sexton, a Chicago political consultant who attended the convention and was involved in multiple related events. Sexton said he knew of people who now have Covid from the convention and has heard of even more anecdotally. “You could ask anybody who was planning an event, they know somebody who has Covid,” he said.

The convention had overflow crowds at the United Center each day, particularly Thursday, the night Harris delivered her acceptance remarks. Before 8 p.m. that evening, organizers announced the venue would be closed off because it was at capacity.

Experts have detected a rise in cases this summer and even warned of one of the most severe summer waves yet, mirroring a worldwide surge in infections.

I find it puzzling that the DNC was a super spreader and the RNC was not. I guess COVID only attacks Democrats.

https://fixupx.com/luckytran/status/1826774910011887789
"What is it like being in a room where four years ago this would have been a superspreader event?"
"...it feels really good to breathe air and see everyone's smiling faces."

Whoops.


Long Covid is, indeed, quite an inconvenience...

But odds are high that one will survive it with only minor permanent neurological and circulatory damage.

How is your Long Covid coming along?

I find it puzzling that the DNC was a super spreader and the RNC was not. I guess COVID only attacks Democrats.

The other thing the DNC was spreading was democracy. Which can hardly be said for the other lot.

I still have not seen any real-life data that would even imply that the Democratic Convention was a COVID superspreader event.

I still have not seen any real-life data that would even imply that the Democratic Convention was a COVID superspreader event.