Nothing like having a super spreader event ...

[aggiesal]

Poway, CA. is having a huge outdoor event.
They blocked off 3 blocks of Midland and Hilleary between Community and Midway. Bands & Booths with wall-to-wall people.
Yeah!

Forgot to mention, very few masks!

[Tomconroy]

1. We have been having many outdoor events where

Thousands of people gather in close quarters for hours on end for several months now. They are called Major League Baseball games.
Only it appears that nothing is spreading.

[LisaL]

2. Our covid cases are going through the roof.

So something is spreading somewhere.

[jmowreader]

3. I went to a Mariners game a few months ago

I had to show my vax card to get into the park.

[Tomconroy]

5. They are no longer requiring proof of vaccination

Or a negative Covid test.

https://www.mlb.com/mariners/ballpark/safety

[aggiesal]

4. Except the players themselves. ...

Watch what happens when football hits their stride,
especially in the south.

[Kath2]

6. I hate to think.

[Tomconroy]

7. Exhibition NFL football began August 12.

[misanthrope]

10. Alabama high school football began this weekend

In many rural areas, where vaccinations are lowest, entire communities rally around football games. It's a centerpiece of their culture.

I'm waiting to see what the COVID numbers are like in a few weeks.

[aggiesal]

11. And then, there is this ...

Donald Trump booed at Alabama rally after encouraging his supporters to get vaccinated against COVID
https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-trump-booed-after-asking-crowd-get-covid-19-vaccines-2021-8

[Tomconroy]

8. Nascar too. Big outdoor crowds. A couple of those

People may not be vaxxed. But I haven't heard that there have been significant outbreaks of Covid associated with those events.

[aggiesal]

9. Speaking of Nascar

NASCAR is tightening COVID-19 protocols as cases rise. Here’s what it means for fans.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article253557924.html

By the way, I love sports as well.
Baseball is my favorite, as you can tell from my avatar.

But I'm not going anywhere near a large crowd event.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. BREAKING: South Dakota sees the country's LARGEST two-week COVID surge with a 230%+ increase in case

Link to tweet

[Tomconroy]

14. I looked up the number of bars there are in and around

Sturgis. That number is not small.

[brooklynite]

13. IOW a farmer's market?

There are hundreds of those every weekend. We went to one in Astoria, OR.

[Tomconroy]

15. The evidence has been piling up for months now

That you can't get Covid outdoors even in a crowded setting.