Infections may increase in coming weeks. But attributing them not easy
(1) mobility has been increasing.
(2) crowds of (masked) ppl in cities
(3) protestors have been crammed together in jails, by police kettling & vehicles
Takes epidemiological work; not jumping to conclusions⬇️
(1) mobility has been increasing.
(2) crowds of (masked) ppl in cities
(3) protestors have been crammed together in jails, by police kettling & vehicles
Takes epidemiological work; not jumping to conclusions⬇️
"Tear gas is a major irritant to one’s throat, nose, and lungs, the very places the coronavirus attaches in order to start its silent invasion"
Tear gas & police tactics of kettling protestors on streets, shoving into buses & jails is dangerous. ht @zeynep theatlantic.com/health/archive…
Tear gas & police tactics of kettling protestors on streets, shoving into buses & jails is dangerous. ht @zeynep theatlantic.com/health/archive…
Tweet # 270 of a 300+ thread documenting police abuses of protesters nationwide. Tear gas that makes ppl cough violently & makes respiratory tract more susceptible to infection, is especially dangerous during pandemic. propublica.org/article/tear-g…
"Here's my very rough guess at what's going on. Given ~20k confirmed cases per day we have ~1.5M currently infected across US (@youyanggu
via covid19-projections.com). This implies a population prevalence of 0.5%."
Thread on protest's risk-risk tradeoff
via covid19-projections.com). This implies a population prevalence of 0.5%."
Thread on protest's risk-risk tradeoff
