{"id":116289,"date":"2021-08-09T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T19:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=116289"},"modified":"2021-08-09T15:05:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T19:05:04","slug":"sturgis-motorcycle-rally-super-spreader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=116289","title":{"rendered":"Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Super-Spreader?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSturgis, South Dakota<\/p>\n

David sends.<\/p>\n

A massive motorcycle rally rumbles into South Dakota. Attendees should stay outside, health experts say.<\/h3>\n

Edward Segarra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bikers and motorcycle enthusiasts have descended on South Dakota’s Black Hills for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, again raising concerns that COVID-19 will rapidly spread among the hundreds-of-thousands expected at the event. <\/p>\n

Last year’s rally drew widespread criticism, as maskless attendees gathered en masse, even as most in-person events were canceled around the country. This year, vaccines have made more gatherings possible \u2014 but Sturgis still stands out.<\/p>\n

Some recent large-scale events, including the music festival Lollapalooza, have required attendees to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test and to wear a mask. Because the nation is currently battling growing cases as the highly transmissible delta variant circulates, even those precautions have been called insufficient.<\/p>\n

But health precautions at Sturgis are optional.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some 700,000 people were expected to attend. To put this in perspective, how did last year’s event fare?<\/p>\n

In 2020, of ~460,000 attendees, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the rally had been linked to 649 cases in 29 states, including one death. <\/p>\n

That infection rate was a stunning 0.135%. This without the enhanced mitigation measures taken this year, to include widely available testing and COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n

Personally, attending events with large numbers of drunken revelers holds little attraction for me, Covid or not. My choice, just as attending is theirs.<\/p>\n

Yahoo News<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks, David. <\/p>\n

As a by-the-way, no such mitigation measures were in effect at Barry’s 60th birthday party. Seems it was attended by a: <\/p>\n

“…sophisticated crowd, saying that the guests were following all the safety precautions.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n

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Like masks and social distancing? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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