What went wrong in SoCal? "Part of the reason for the new surge appears to be the Thanksgiving effect. Many Californians, particularly those in & near LA, held small gatherings for Thanksgiving with family & friends, despite warnings from officials." 1/ nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/…
"...the state’s early success in the pandemic may have given Californians a false sense of security...The very successes that we had built in a potential complacency from the part of people thinking it’s maybe not that severe.” 2/
"Young people who had isolated themselves gathered in large groups & stretched the limits of what constituted outdoor dining to include rooms with large windows. The taboos of the first months of the pandemic, like meeting friends inside their homes, fell away." 3/
"Another reason...has been...dense housing...Many poor & middle-class families...pack into homes & apts, w/ generations of...family or members of different families living under the same roof...often low-wage essential workers who do not have the luxury of working from home." End
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