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Young people are throwing coronavirus parties with a payout when one gets infected, official says

Some young people in Alabama are throwing Covid-19 parties, a disturbing competition where people who have coronavirus attend and the first person to get infected receives a payout, local officials said.

The parties are being held in Tuscaloosa, and infected people are urged to attend so others can intentionally contract the virus, City Council member Sonya McKinstry told CNN. She said she heard about the trend from fire officials.

"We thought that was kind of a rumors at first. We did some research, not only do the doctors' offices confirm it, but the state confirmed they also had the same information," she said.

During a presentation to the City Council this week, Fire Chief Randy Smith also said young people in the city are throwing parties with a payout if they catch coronavirus, McKinstry said.
The first person confirmed by a doctor to have coronavirus after the exposure wins the money made off the ticket sales, she said. Over the past few weeks, there have been several parties in the city and surrounding areas, and probably more that officials don't know about, she added.

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I know there was discussion previously about this being a good thing, as it moves us towards herd immunity. What say ye?
 
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MontyPython said:
Young people are throwing coronavirus parties with a payout when one gets infected, official says

Some young people in Alabama are throwing Covid-19 parties, a disturbing competition where people who have coronavirus attend and the first person to get infected receives a payout, local officials said.

The parties are being held in Tuscaloosa, and infected people are urged to attend so others can intentionally contract the virus, City Council member Sonya McKinstry told CNN. She said she heard about the trend from fire officials.

"We thought that was kind of a rumors at first. We did some research, not only do the doctors' offices confirm it, but the state confirmed they also had the same information," she said.

During a presentation to the City Council this week, Fire Chief Randy Smith also said young people in the city are throwing parties with a payout if they catch coronavirus, McKinstry said.
The first person confirmed by a doctor to have coronavirus after the exposure wins the money made off the ticket sales, she said. Over the past few weeks, there have been several parties in the city and surrounding areas, and probably more that officials don't know about, she added.

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I know there was discussion previously about this being a good thing, as it moves us towards herd immunity. What say ye?
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I think all lay-person testing of herd immunity theories should ALWAYS be done in Tuscaloosa....or Gainesville.
 
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RollinVol said:
I saw something earlier. " So the wind can carry dust from Africa to Missouri, But 6 feet and a mask will save me from a virus"
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Lots of debate about mask efficacy, proper use, etc. There is no debate that a dust particle and a virus are completely different.
 
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One thing that is really aggravating is hearing Biden and other Dems claim Trump didn’t have a response plan to the virus and claiming that’s why all these people have lost their jobs. That’s such bs. He put out a plan and before they even knew what it was a bunch of the blue states denied it and said they were doing their own thing. Selective memory by the Dems as always.
 
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headhunter15 said:
I second this. A few weeks ago Sean Hannity had said he’d sign a waiver, wear a mask, & do whatever he had to so he could watch the Yankees. I feel the same about Tennessee Football.
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Did he happen to mention that Democrats think Republicans support dirty air and dirty water?
 
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headhunter15 said:
I second this. A few weeks ago Sean Hannity had said he’d sign a waiver, wear a mask, & do whatever he had to so he could watch the Yankees. I feel the same about Tennessee Football.
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I would sign a waiver, I'm not wearing a mask anywhere but damn sure wouldn't sit in 90 degree mid day heat for 4 hours with one on.
 
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