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Could Taylor Swift mania fuel a COVID cruel summer? What you need to know
Los Angeles ^ | AUG. 4, 2023 | RONG-GONG LIN

Posted on 08/04/2023 2:37:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Could Taylor Swift’s mega-tour have fans seeing red on their next COVID test?

There has been some cautious optimism among public health officials that this summer might be the first during which California doesn’t experience a major coronavirus wave — and there’s no evidence at this point that one is on the way.

But California is not in the clear or out of the woods just yet. Transmission does appear to be on the upswing, and there’s no denying the virus’ enduring power to spread, particularly in crowded settings. And crowded hardly begins to describe Swift’s concerts, let alone the fan mania that has surrounded them.

“Given the relatively low rate of COVID-19 community transmission, and the ability of everyone to take sensible precautions, we are hopeful the concerts will not significantly impact community transmission rates,” the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement to The Times.

There have been a handful of reports of coronavirus infections after Swift’s concerts at the outdoor Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and elsewhere in recent weeks. But it’s unclear whether those played any more significant a role in terms of spread than other social gatherings or large events, such as the recent San Diego Comic-Con.

The L.A. County Department of Public Health said it has not heard of other areas that have reported a notable increase in coronavirus transmission linked to Swift’s previous stops. Her tour began in March and continued amid a national downturn in COVID hospitalizations — which hit a record low in late June before ticking back upward.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: covid; donatedonaldtrump; donatefreerepublic; donatetrump; music; summer; tour
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1 posted on 08/04/2023 2:37:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

What’s a “covid”?


2 posted on 08/04/2023 2:42:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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3 posted on 08/04/2023 2:43:32 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: nickcarraway

To stop the next pandemic, the medical tyrants will have to develop and release the new Covid “unshot”. Since the current Covid shots and boosters don’t prevent or stop transmission of Covid, but do make them more vulnerable to Covid, only “unshots” will be able to stop this horrible possibility.


4 posted on 08/04/2023 2:46:31 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: nickcarraway

All this time I thought Taylor Swift was a girl.

Oh well. Still don’t know who the heck he is.


5 posted on 08/04/2023 2:51:22 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: RetiredTexasVet

Or don’t do anything and let group immunity take its course.


6 posted on 08/04/2023 2:52:05 PM PDT by political1 (Love your neighbors)
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To: nickcarraway
What you need to know

That's a guaranteed BS alert.

7 posted on 08/04/2023 2:55:55 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: nickcarraway

The so-called COVID Virus can only be transmitted thru your Television or Newspapers. So turn OFF your TV and NEVER pick up a newspaper, you might want to take zinc/quercetin regularly and have ivermectin on hand just in case you run into somebody that still Watches TV or reads Propaganda Papers like the El Segundo Times.


8 posted on 08/04/2023 2:56:13 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: NorthMountain

Exactly.


9 posted on 08/04/2023 2:57:07 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: nickcarraway

COVID. Never going back.


10 posted on 08/04/2023 2:59:38 PM PDT by Leep (What skill or service did the biden family have that netted them tens of millions of dollars?)
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To: nickcarraway

Taylor Swift =Typhoid Mary


11 posted on 08/04/2023 3:03:58 PM PDT by Deadeye Division
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To: nickcarraway

How long can you do pop...at almost 34 years old......


12 posted on 08/04/2023 3:05:18 PM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: eyeamok

Yes, doc.


13 posted on 08/04/2023 3:09:30 PM PDT by Fuzz (. )
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To: nickcarraway

Can 21st century “journalism” get any more ridiculously stupid?

Don’t answer that!


14 posted on 08/04/2023 3:12:37 PM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: nickcarraway

The covid warning stories are starting up now.
Wanna bet it will be a slow increase in covid warnings up to next summer when there will be another pandemic? Must have mail in voting to save us all.


15 posted on 08/04/2023 3:14:06 PM PDT by Texas resident (We are living through Barak's fundamental transformation)
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To: nickcarraway

Marked safe from catching anything at a Taylor Swift concert.


16 posted on 08/04/2023 3:19:57 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: nickcarraway

Taylor Swift is becoming a target of Libs.

Libs are pressuring her to cancel her CA concerts in support of striking hotel workers in CA. She has (so far) refused to cancel. Now the Times has come out with a story warning she might be responsible for spreading Covid because of the large crowds at her concerts. Look for more negative stories if she doesn’t cancel her concerts in CA.


17 posted on 08/04/2023 3:34:46 PM PDT by Roadrunner383
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To: nickcarraway

What about the mob riot in NYC today? Does that count?


18 posted on 08/04/2023 3:46:36 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: wardamneagle

See Madonna. Some say she’s still relevant


19 posted on 08/04/2023 3:56:20 PM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
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To: nickcarraway

She used to be okay.

When did she get so awful?


20 posted on 08/04/2023 3:58:19 PM PDT by x
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