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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was 'superspreading event' that cost public health $12.2 billion: analysis
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The Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota last month was a coronavirus “superpreading event” that cost public health agencies $12.2 billion, according to a new study by the IZA Institute of Labor Economics.

The study tracked anonymized cellphone data from the rally that showed “smartphone pings from non-residents” and “foot traffic at restaurants and bars, retail establishments, entertainment venues, hotels and campgrounds each rose substantially.”

At least one death has been linked to the rally, a male biker in his 60s with underlying conditions. At least 260 cases in 11 states have been officially connected to the rally by public health officials.

The German research group estimates those cases resulted in $12 billion in public health costs, not including the cost of any deaths that may have stemmed from a case there. The $12.2 billion cost is based on another estimation that $46,000 is spent per positive COVID-19 case.

Posted: 09/08/2020 at 12:04PM

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Could buy a lot of PPE with $12B. -- Shenhoo 09/08/2020 12:04PM

$46k per case or per hospitalization? Per case seems absurd ... I have 4 -- CharlestonSC 09/08/2020 4:19PM

Too lazy to go back and look. -- Shenhoo 09/08/2020 4:41PM

It appears the math was fine. A key figure was omitted from the above -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 12:55PM

It is not actually a German study -- NJHoo 09/08/2020 2:57PM

I would like to add my personal thanks to the Charles Koch -- Shenhoo 09/08/2020 2:19PM

Did anyone study the super spreading BLM protests? ** -- Tuckahokie 09/08/2020 1:49PM

Suggest starting a Whaddabout Thread. This one is about the German study. ** -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 1:56PM

German. Seems like election interference. -- hoothat 09/08/2020 2:03PM

Whatever you say, man... ** -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 2:05PM

Nothing like a left wing BS study connected to the World Bank. ** -- hoothat 09/08/2020 2:07PM

Whatever you say, man... ** -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 2:08PM

I'm certainly open to anyone breaking down the flaw in the math. -- Shenhoo 09/08/2020 1:08PM

Those essets will get you every time ** -- Hoo TV 09/08/2020 1:11PM

In the equation, those a all β characters and not the German ß -- NJHoo 09/08/2020 3:10PM

Dang, dude. ** -- Shenhoo 09/08/2020 5:29PM

I was wondering when someone was going to correct me -- Hoo TV 09/08/2020 3:13PM

Estimated. IOTW, Made it up.** -- hoothat 09/08/2020 1:02PM

I see. So no amount of explanation from experts analyzing data -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 1:10PM

They made 260 cases turn into 267,000 estimated cases. -- hoothat 09/08/2020 1:12PM

Go play on a freeway someplace. ** -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 1:14PM

They estimate a 1000x increase in infections from 260. -- hoothat 09/08/2020 1:16PM

Do you understand exponential growth? Why don't you go back and look at -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 1:25PM

However to link the entire growth curve to the rally, you have to assume -- CharlestonSC 09/08/2020 4:21PM

They are attempting to base it on cell data and models. -- hoothat 09/08/2020 1:26PM

What would you propose they do? Stick their heads in the sand? Cell data -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 1:31PM

Your last sentence describes huhthat to a T. ** -- SixerHoo 09/08/2020 3:15PM

Ask the SD Health Dept. They are calling bullshit. -- hoothat 09/08/2020 1:34PM

Why do you need this to be bullshit? Which part of your -- SixerHoo 09/08/2020 3:20PM

It's BS because it's BS.No narrative.** -- hoothat 09/08/2020 4:22PM

And it therefore appears some others (not you) were hoodwinked. Perhaps -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 12:57PM

LOL. -- hoothat 09/08/2020 1:07PM

If you're not willing to accept research results from people who study -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 1:11PM

They study this phenomenom? -- hoothat 09/08/2020 1:14PM

260 x 46000 = 11,960,000 -- hoothat 09/08/2020 12:33PM

Maybe they used metric math. It's German. ** -- Shenhoo 09/08/2020 12:32PM

Where'd you get the info? Link? ** -- hoothat 09/08/2020 12:42PM

Re: Where'd you get the info? Link? -- Shenhoo 09/08/2020 12:45PM

And there it is. You posted propaganda. Thank you. -- hoothat 09/08/2020 12:51PM

260 x 46,000 = 12 Billion? ** -- Tuckahokie 09/08/2020 12:30PM

No. 267,000 x 46,000 = 12.2 billion. See my post above for the citation. ** -- RickPerry 09/08/2020 1:12PM

Oops. See above. ** -- Shenhoo 09/08/2020 12:33PM