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'Superspreader' is an intimate reveal, taking a magnifying glass to the differing points of view that emerged during the lockdowns of 2020.'Superspreader' is an intimate reveal, taking a magnifying glass to the differing points of view that emerged during the lockdowns of 2020.Journalists test positive for COVID after attending WHCD; attendees were required to prove vaccination, negative test
Comedian Trevor Noah joked the White House Correspondents' Dinner, held April 30, was the nation's "most distinguished super-spreader event."
Now we know that Noah's quip was more reality than joke.
What are the details?
Numerous journalists who attended the event — including staffers from NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, Politico, and others — have tested positive for COVID-19 since the dinner, according to CNN.
One of those fallen ill is ABC News' Jonathan Karl, who directly interacted with President Joe Biden, Politico reported.
More than 2,500 journalists, politicians, and Hollywood celebrities crammed into what the Washington Post called the "poorly ventilated basement of the Washington Hilton." Attendees were not required to wear face masks. Instead, each person was required to provide a negative COVID test on the day of the dinner. Organizers also required that every attendee be vaccinated against COVID.
White House Correspondents Association President Steven Portnoy told CNN:
We worked hard to publicize our protocols and encouraged those eligible to get booster shots in the weeks leading up to the dinner. Our event implemented protocols that went beyond any guidance or regulation issued by the CDC or the DC health department. We wish anyone who may not be feeling well a speedy recovery.
The exact number of attendees who have tested positive for COVID is not known.
Dr. Anthony Fauci had been scheduled to attend the event, but withdrew last week over apparent COVID fears. However, Fauci attended a pre-dinner brunch event.
Anything else?
Just weeks before the WHCD, Washington battled another COVID outbreak after an event at the Gridiron Club. Multiple lawmakers and members of Biden's Cabinet, including Attorney General Merrick Garland, contracted COVID after attending the event.
Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams later condemned the outbreak as a "public health disaster."
"A mass gathering occurring during a global pandemic — attended by government leaders, members of the media who’ve regularly reported on the pandemic, and even the Centers of Disease Control Prevention director and the chief medical adviser to the president — resulted in the infection of 70 attendees and counting," Adams wrote in an essay.
But as CNN noted, it will be difficult to pin down the source of the WHCD outbreak because the main event is "bookended by dozens of parties held by news orgs and talent agencies."
Still, questions loom considering every attendee was tested and vaccinated.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) defended sports fans who celebrated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl victory. DeSantis ripped the media for alleged hypocrisy after being critical of the Super Bowl LV celebration in Tampa, with regard to safety during the coronavirus pandemic. DeSantis slammed the media's perceived double standard for seemingly giving a pass to crowds that assembled at a "peaceful protest" or a "Biden election."
Following the Buccaneers' 31-9 triumph over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, fans flooded the streets of Tampa to revel in the Super Bowl LV win. There were thousands of maskless people assembling in large crowds, which was covered heavily by the media, hinting that the Super Bowl would become a "superspreader" event.
Jane Castor, the Democratic mayor of Tampa, vowed to have the Tampa Police Department "handle" maskless football fans.
On Wednesday, the media asked DeSantis if enough was being done to stop the spread of COVID-19 during the celebrations, especially since there is an increase in cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of the COVID-19 virus, mostly known as the '"U.K. variant."
"The media's worried about that, obviously. You guys really love that," DeSantis replied during the news conference in Venice, Florida, regarding vaccinating senior citizens.
"You don't care as much if it's a 'peaceful protest' ... and then it's fine," the Republican governor pointed out. "You don't care as much if they're celebrating a Biden election. You only care about it if it's people you don't like."
"So, I'm a Bucs fan. I'm damn proud of what they did on Sunday night," he proudly declared.
DeSantis then explained that the current coronavirus vaccines would be effective against the U.K. variant.
"In terms of the U.K. variant, here's what we know, we know, based on all the evidence, that these vaccines are going to be effective against that," DeSantis said. "And that's really the main concern, I mean we're getting our seniors vaccinated. We've not seen any data, or any evidence to suggest that these vaccines are not effective and so if we get the seniors vaccinated."
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came to the defense of Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans who gathered in Tampa following thei… https://t.co/3hCezfv1zA— Eric Demamp (@Eric Demamp)1613008678.0
In the United States, Florida has the most confirmed cases of the U.K. variant, with at least 343 infections identified overall, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as reported by WBBH-TV.
Overall, cases of the coronavirus are dropping fast in Florida. COVID-19 cases were down 21.3% last week compared to the previous week in the Sunshine State.
"Current COVID-19 hospitalizations have been declining from a high of more than 7,600 in January," the Orlando Sentinel reported.
During the Super Bowl, DeSantis was spotted without a face mask and questioned by the media. Marc Caputo, a politics reporter for Politico, shared the Florida governor's response to being maskless.
"Someone said, 'Hey, you were at the Super Bowl without a mask,'" DeSantis reportedly said on Monday. "But how the hell am I going to be able to drink a beer with a mask on? Come on. I had to watch the Bucs win."
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The Super Bowl celebrations in Tampa were relatively peaceful. There were reports of a few street signs being removed, some smashed fences, and electric scooters tossed into retention ponds, according to WTSP.
"I really think overall it went well," Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan said. "When you look at the big picture, the thousands of people who are celebrating, a very small group of people cause problems."
"I think we made a total of 18 arrests for the entire game and evening, so that's what we're sifting through; exactly what those arrest were," Dugan said. "But, we were stretched thin. Our officers are working 16-hour days."
Dan Rather questions whether it was ‘responsible’ to show Super Bowl commercials with large groups of maskless people
Longtime former CBS anchor Dan Rather, who was forced to resign from the network after falsely reporting about George W. Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard, questioned whether it was "responsible" to show advertisements during the Super Bowl that featured large gatherings of people not wearing masks.
The disgraced media figure appeared to insinuate that Americans aren't intelligent enough to make decisions for themselves about their health and safety in regards to the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting they need even commercials to promote mitigation measures such as mask mandates and social distancing in order to understand the risks.
"Is it responsible having commercials showing people gathering in large groups without masks?" Rather tweeted.
Is it responsible having commercials showing people gathering in large groups without masks?— Dan Rather (@Dan Rather)1612744348.0
Minutes later, he added, "Am I the only one watching the halftime show and thinking "contact tracing?"
Am I the only one watching the halftime show and thinking “contact tracing?”— Dan Rather (@Dan Rather)1612748419.0
In response to the first tweet, some of Rather's followers agreed with him and expressed similar concerns over the ads and over the whole spectacle, in general.
"No, [it's not responsible]," answered one commenter. "The whole game, production, & commercials were in an alternate universe. Very unsettling & hard for my teen to watch when her social life has been restricted for almost a year now."
Another added, "The whole thing is irresponsible, 25k people in the stands, star QB walking in with no mask, and Florida has the rapidly spreading variant, Americans value sports over lives."
Several others, however, were noticeably put off by Rather's suggestion.
"Everybody, everywhere i go, people are wearing masks. The whole world knows to wear a mask. Please [sic] dont make me watch commercials with people with masks on. They are commercials. If anybody watches these and thinks it's ok to go out without a mask may God help them," one commenter wrote.
"I'm legitimately worried by those in this thread saying it's irresponsible to show commercials with people not wearing masks, as though we only know how to conduct ourselves by mimicking those in commercials," another said. "They probably think M&M commercials led to cannibalism."
Another suggested that if showing maskless people in commercials is irresponsible, then we ought not to have commercials showing people enjoying alcohol since that too is dangerous.
It should be noted that approximately 22,000 fans were allowed to be in the stands for the game on Sunday night, 7,500 of them being vaccinated health care workers invited as guests of the National Football League. In addition, 30,000 cardboard cutouts were placed inside the stadium to help ensure social distancing.
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