Houses of worship are vital places we lean on for strength. We shouldn’t turn them into sources of crisis. 1/
-That superspreaders (5-10% of infected) drive 80% of infections
-That superspreader events are significant drivers (large crowds & bars)
-That pre-existing conditions are especially dangerous...3/
-5% of middle aged people w COVID are hospitalized
-Choirs & singing, close quarters, poorly circulating air all contribute to infection 4/
But the White House protested. 5/
I don’t really care what the CDC has to say about their First Amendment rights. I care more about what they think about science. 9/
No prior CDC head that I know of would have put their name on this. 11/
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Except maybe pass a collection plate. But I think there’s technology for that too! 15/
We certainly don’t need to make people victims of a culture war that no one wants to fight. 16/
Large conventions are too. Like one being planned in North Carolina.17/
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