A COVID Super Spreader in 2020, Sturgis Motorcycle Is On Again

A COVID Super Spreader in 2020, Sturgis Motorcycle Is On Again

Clinical Infectious Diseases: “Widespread Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission among Attendees at a Large Motorcycle Rally and their Contacts, 30 US Jurisdictions, August-September, 2020.” William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventive medicine and infectious disease specialist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville. Dan Daly, spokesperson, Monument Health, Rapid City, SD. Geody VanDewater, chief of … Read more

Sturgis Bike Rally: Superspreading Event or Not?

Sturgis Bike Rally: Superspreading Event or Not?

IZA Institute of Labor Economics: “The Contagion Externality of a Superspreading Event: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and COVID-19.” Joseph J. Sabia, PhD, professor of economics and director, Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies, San Diego State University; research fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). Thomas Lee, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology, University … Read more