This is the unpleasant truth that I know people don’t want to hear:
“It’s really all we have…it’s a tool that’s been demonstrated to have an impact if everyone does it or if most people do it. There’s not much else you can do. There’s no quick intervention that’s going to bring this to an end”
Trump’s crowd seemed younger than usual which I think is obviously because of the risk to the older folks. But young people can get sick too and they certainly can spread it, particularly if they are of the mindset that this whole thing is bunk.
It’s entirely possible that the rally last night will not prove to be a so-called “super-spreader” event. Nobody can predict that for sure. But there’s no doubt that it was very risky.
They are estimating that 6200 people were in that arena last night. That’s better than 19,000, of course. Fewer people at risk of contracting and spreading the disease. But it’s about the best that can be said for it. The virus spreads exponentially so it only takes a handful of yahoos to spread it to hundreds of others.