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Headline Roundup November 10th, 2020

Health Experts Say Pro-Biden Celebrations May Have Been 'Superspreader' Events

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Large celebrations following the media's projection of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president may have spread the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to health experts and epidemiologists who voiced concern about the lack of social distancing at the demonstrations. Thousands of people congregated in the streets this past weekend in major cities across the United States after multiple major networks projected the election for Biden on Saturday; amid an apparent resurgence of the virus, the U.S. has reportedly recorded 1 million new cases since the start of November. The public health concerns about the celebrations were covered more by right-rated media outlets, with few reports from left- and center-rated outlets. Some coverage accused Biden and left-rated media of hypocrisy for allegedly focusing too much on apparent super spreader events at the Trump White House and not enough on the apparent public safety implications of last weekend's celebrations.

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Were those Biden victory celebrations coronavirus superspreader events? Health experts ‘extremely concerned’ they could be
Were those Biden victory celebrations coronavirus superspreader events? Health experts ‘extremely concerned’ they could be

MarketWatch

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After Joe Biden was projected the winner of the 2020 presidential election by the Associated Press on Saturday, videos and images of people dancing and cheering in the streets of New York, D.C. and cities around the country began flooding social media.

Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University who previously served as Baltimore’s health commissioner, told MarketWatch that she was “extremely concerned” while watching these celebrations being broadcast on the news and across Facebook FB, -2.27%, TikTok and Twitter TWTR, -1.80% over...

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Biden silent on lack of social distancing, possible 'super spreader' celebrations
Biden silent on lack of social distancing, possible 'super spreader' celebrations

Fox News Digital

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Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has not addressed concerns that some celebrations of his projected victory may contribute to the spread of coronavirus after his transition team declared Biden will always "listen to science."

Thousands of Americans flooded streets of major cities, including New York City, Washington and Philadelphia, to celebrate Biden ahead of his Saturday night victory speech.

While many were wearing masks, the crowds tended to violate social distancing guidelines that have been recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Biden had made fighting the coronavirus a...

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Celebrations for Biden, Harris probably spread coronavirus, Bay Area health experts warn
Celebrations for Biden, Harris probably spread coronavirus, Bay Area health experts warn

San Francisco Chronicle

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The impromptu celebrations for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris after the marathon presidential election could very well have harmed the new president’s goal of taming the coronavirus pandemic, Bay Area epidemiologists said.

Corks popped in the Bay Area and across the nation after the two ended President Trump’s four-year reign, but it was pretty clear from television crowd shots that social distancing was not foremost on the minds of the shouting, chanting, singing revelers, some of whom even snuck in hugs and kisses.

“It’s going to be a concern, particularly...

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