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NEW: The Tuscaloosa City Council approved a 600-person sorority party on a farm near the University of Alabama. “It’s appalling and dangerous,” a 61-year-old resident told me, arguing that city leaders are “sanctioning a superspreader event.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-alabama-tuscaloosa-sorority-kappa-delta-farm-party-to-host-600-in-possible-superspreader-event?ref=author
The massive party, which takes place tonight, will divide attendees into three shifts of 200 revelers each. They'll be bused from campus, temperature checked, and taken to a 14-acre farm. https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-alabama-tuscaloosa-sorority-kappa-delta-farm-party-to-host-600-in-possible-superspreader-event?ref=author
Then, three days after this huge event, in-person instruction ends, and students can return home to their parents and grandparents. If they're infected, that's not enough time to develop symptoms, but it is enough time to begin transmitting the virus. https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-alabama-tuscaloosa-sorority-kappa-delta-farm-party-to-host-600-in-possible-superspreader-event?ref=author
In an interview on Tuesday, the most chill city councilman I've ever spoken to, Lee Busby, said he wasn’t “on the warpath” about it or anything, but that a large, alcohol-infused party in the middle of a pandemic “just struck me as not a good idea.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-alabama-tuscaloosa-sorority-kappa-delta-farm-party-to-host-600-in-possible-superspreader-event?ref=author
“Alcohol will be served, but we’re expecting them to wear their masks,” said Katie Sandlin, a 33-year-old biologist. “Are you serious? Do you know college students? Do you see how they behave at football games? Come on now, get real.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-alabama-tuscaloosa-sorority-kappa-delta-farm-party-to-host-600-in-possible-superspreader-event?ref=author
“I’m treating a person right now who was going to have a four-person event outside, and it rained, and they held it indoors, and now they’re critically ill,” Dr. David Thrasher told The Daily Beast. “It doesn’t take but one mistake.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-alabama-tuscaloosa-sorority-kappa-delta-farm-party-to-host-600-in-possible-superspreader-event?ref=author
“This is where the superspreader problem arises—some kids are going to be wearing that mask around their chin,” he told The Daily Beast. “With alcohol involved, they’re going to let their guard down.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-alabama-tuscaloosa-sorority-kappa-delta-farm-party-to-host-600-in-possible-superspreader-event?ref=author