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TomCADem

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30. Thousands of bikers attend Sturgis Motorcycle Rally despite COVID-19 surge

Reply to vercetti2021 (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 21, 2021, 12:53 PM

Aug 2021

A perfect storm of unmasked and largely unvaccinated attendees. What could go wrong?

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South Dakota sees the country's largest two-week COVID surge [View all] babylonsister Aug 2021 OP

Well fuck vercetti2021 Aug 2021 #1

I see this doubled in the next week to 10 days... FarPoint Aug 2021 #2

I'll go further than that vercetti2021 Aug 2021 #8

The close contact time inside will be the highest access to the viral load. FarPoint Aug 2021 #9

Simply to put vercetti2021 Aug 2021 #10

Thousands of bikers attend Sturgis Motorcycle Rally despite COVID-19 surge TomCADem Aug 2021 #30

Imagine that... 2naSalit Aug 2021 #3

No proof BUT bluestarone Aug 2021 #4

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2021 #27

Sturgis surges. Followed in a few weeks by Sturgis purges. tanyev Aug 2021 #5

So true. Bluethroughu Aug 2021 #6

After having laid the groundwork for it Zambero Aug 2021 #7

My brother lives in Deadwood. He stayed inside at home the whole rally Maeve Aug 2021 #11

Gives new meaning to the term: Deadwood Cemetery machoneman Aug 2021 #12

A Sturgis Surge. Botany Aug 2021 #13

Just another continuing chapter in the Republican Death Lottery. gordianot Aug 2021 #14

What deaths? former9thward Aug 2021 #20

Give it time new winners everyday. gordianot Aug 2021 #28

I know, always 2 weeks from now. former9thward Aug 2021 #36

Ha! Is it *really* your position that death will not follow in SD as it has Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #32

Yes, it is my position that "massive death" will not follow. former9thward Aug 2021 #37

You are more than capable of locating the gaping craters in your own premise Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #41

I would be happy to take your bet but unfortunately no way of knowing. former9thward Aug 2021 #42

Looks like it spread outdoors. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #46

No and you are playing with percent. former9thward Aug 2021 #47

Delta plays outdoors, too. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #48

... Hugin Aug 2021 #38

Hundreds of thousands did fuck around, many will find out Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #43

I firmly believe that someday looking back... Hugin Aug 2021 #44

Hugin I appreciate you. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #45

Well, no one, nobody, not anyone, could have seen that coming....😲 ashredux Aug 2021 #15

Damn it Traildogbob Aug 2021 #16

They should start calling it the "Freedumb Flu". Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #17

That's fine. But no "free" medical care and they don't Greybnk48 Aug 2021 #18

YES! AT HOME! Leave the HCPs and their families OUT OF IT! Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #33

No 💩... Snackshack Aug 2021 #19

logic dictates llashram Aug 2021 #21

As usual people are playing with statistics. former9thward Aug 2021 #22

How many hospitalizations? wnylib Aug 2021 #23

125 former9thward Aug 2021 #26

I agree with you 99% of the time BUT bluestarone Aug 2021 #29

I have been having doubts about wnylib Aug 2021 #34

So the death rate might change wnylib Aug 2021 #31

Are you opposed to the massive party NYC is throwing in Central Park this evening? former9thward Aug 2021 #39

You bet I am. I think that gatherings wnylib Aug 2021 #40

As usual, people fool themselves into thinking their sacred cow is somehow exempt. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #35

Is Kristi Noem also a Regeneron investor like Abbot and Desantis? OMGWTF Aug 2021 #24

Biggem tough Sturgis stooges lambchopp59 Aug 2021 #25