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kpete

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Wed Jul 29, 2020, 05:45 PM Jul 2020

A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces

New York Times: “Each state, each city has its own crisis driven by its own risk factors: vacation crowds in one, bars reopened too soon in another, a revolt against masks in a third… The New York Times interviewed 20 public health experts — not just clinicians and epidemiologists, but also historians and sociologists, because the spread of the virus is now influenced as much by human behavior as it is by the pathogen itself.”

“Overall, the scientists conveyed a pervasive sense of sadness and exhaustion. Where once there was defiance, and then a growing sense of dread, now there seems to be sorrow and frustration, a feeling that so many funerals never had to happen and that nothing is going well. The United States is a wounded giant, while much of Europe, which was hit first, is recovering and reopening — although not to us.”

https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/29/a-viral-epidemic-splintering-into-deadly-pieces/

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A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces (Original Post) kpete Jul 2020 OP
K and R nt LuckyCharms Jul 2020 #1
Too true Kitchari Jul 2020 #2
Now imagine each school district. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #3
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