2nd US omicron case just traveled to NYC anime convention with 53K attendees

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/2nd-us-omicron-case-just-traveled-to-nyc-anime-convention-with-53k-attendees/

by perihelions • 5 years ago

22 11 5 years ago

arstechnica.com

sschueller• 5 years ago

The good news seems that vaccinated people only seem to get a mild infection.

sjg007• 5 years ago

Too early to tell.

guilhas• 5 years ago

Also seems that whatever the infection severity, unvaccinated people would still like to make their own choices

przemub• 5 years ago

"2nd case" where the person came from... Minnesota. Omicron's count is probably in the thousands in any first world country and we just noticed that. The way media clickbait on it is disgusting, hurtful and depressing.

impendingchange• 5 years ago

Omicron's count is probably in the thousands in any first world country and we just noticed that.

Just in time for Flu season.

throwaway815232• 5 years ago

Why is there such a thing as a convention with 53K attendees with a pandemic going on?

supertrope• 5 years ago

People want to have fun and/or make money. Vaccines were developed, manufactured, and distributed at warp speed. There is no political will for any more public health orders. Even California one of the strictest ended all restrictions in June.

throwaway815232• 5 years ago

California still has restrictions. Not enough imho, but they are here. There was a brief moment (before Delta) where vaccines stopped infection instead of only slowing it down. Now with Omicron, we're almost back where we started. 53k people in a convention (must be indoors if it's in NY) is a super spreader event.

EvanKnowles• 5 years ago

And South Africa is still masked, sanitized, curfewed, and travel banned. Weird.

web2sucks• 5 years ago

Because the constitution says i have the right to freedom and liberty.

landemva• 5 years ago

53,000 people voluntarily recreating. It is their choice, just as the type 2 diabetic chooses to continue to gobble the carbohydrates and put on more body fat.

2nd US omicron case just traveled to NYC anime convention with 53K attendees

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