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shockey80

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5. Just think, my state, New York, now has one the lowest infection rates in the country.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 08:23 AM

Jun 2020

We are doing something right. Imagine trying to contact trace in a state like Florida or Alabama.

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Most New Yorkers diagnosed with coronavirus aren't sharing contacts with tracers [View all] brooklynite Jun 2020 OP

If they are working from home and getting take out or delivery, greymattermom Jun 2020 #1

That is not how Covid-19 is spread Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #2

They're stupid enough to continue to believe Trump cause the M$M propped him so well. uponit7771 Jun 2020 #4

New Yorkers elected trump? Tipperary Jun 2020 #12

No snarky eye rolling... Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #14

This is going to get bad fast, China gets 80 cases in a city of 21 million and the whole city is shu uponit7771 Jun 2020 #3

China is an authoritarian nation. delisen Jun 2020 #16

Yeah, they assault peaceful protesters. Look, we can have federated NPI levels and TTQ process's ... uponit7771 Jun 2020 #20

Just think, my state, New York, now has one the lowest infection rates in the country. shockey80 Jun 2020 #5

Imagine trying to contract trace after this one... Tanuki Jun 2020 #7

dude rubbing his eyes if you follow the mic stand to right side of pic Blues Heron Jun 2020 #9

These people are disgusting SoonerPride Jun 2020 #19

Wow! RobinA Jun 2020 #32

Why would that be more difficult? Tipperary Jun 2020 #24

Maybe because they have Governors who treat the virus like Trump. shockey80 Jun 2020 #27

I can think of a lot of reasons why they wouldn't. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #6

We ought to make it illegal PTWB Jun 2020 #8

Criminalization is a terrible way to go if your goal is to reduce transmission. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #10

Why? PTWB Jun 2020 #11

Criminalization of transmission increases stigma around a disease or condition and reduces the WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #13

It isn't criminalization of the disease though.. PTWB Jun 2020 #15

True, but criminalizing nondisclosure *of* contacts definitely opens the door to criminalizing WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #17

Maybe, Whiskey, but I can't think of even one reason why WE wouldn't. Hortensis Jun 2020 #18

"We" who? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #21

Sorry, Whisky. My husband and I. And, I know, our children. Hortensis Jun 2020 #22

Thanks for the clarification. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #23

Any ideas for good reasons? Hortensis Jun 2020 #28

Ignorance, distrust of public/social services or of their own provider, shame, etc WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #29

Well, those are reasons. nt Hortensis Jun 2020 #30

To people who have those fears and experiences, they are good reasons. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #31

But could be an understandable but invalid and Hortensis Jun 2020 #33

That's why I avoid "good" and "bad" when it comes to thinking about other people's motivations. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #34

Well, no accident that functional and dysfunctional Hortensis Jun 2020 #35

Why would they not? Tipperary Jun 2020 #25

Ignorance, distrust of public/social services or of their own provider, shame, etc. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #26