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Without requiring vaccines, filled stadiums are unsafe
Some 135,000 fans gathered in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500 over the 2021 Memorial Day Weekend. A Washington University in St. Louis mathematician, who helped write a scientific formula and a paper regarding the risk analysis of fans attending sporting events, has a simple, evidence-driven answer to two questions about that race crowd: How many were vaccinated? How many were safe from COVID-19 transmission?
Not enough.
McCarthy
This has little to do with whether fans were masked, socially distanced, even scream-free to the point where potentially infectious droplets weren’t moisturizing the air much like the ever-present milk that is chugged in Victory Lane by the Indy 500 winner.
WashU Expert: Without requiring vaccines, filled stadiums are unsafe
Circa April 2021: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Gate Two Entrance. IMS is preparing for the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400 in the age of social distancing. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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Some 135,000 fans gathered in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500 over the 2021 Memorial Day Weekend. A Washington University in St. Louis mathematician, who helped write a scientific formula and a paper regarding the risk analysis of fans attending sporting events, has a simple, evidence-driven answer to two questions about that race crowd:
How many were vaccinated? How many were safe from COVID-19 transmission?
Not enough.
Bill includes changes from failed 2019 effort, still needs Senate, governor approval
By GRACE BARBIC
Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – College athletes in Illinois would be able to independently profit from their image or likeness under a bill passed by the Illinois House Saturday.
It’s the latest development in a decades-old debate regarding policies overseen by the NCAA, which is the governing body of most intercollegiate athletics. It still needs approval from the state Senate and the governor to become law.
Senate Bill 2338, sponsored by Chicago Democratic Rep. Kam Buckner, allows college athletes in Illinois to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness, or voice while enrolled at a post-secondary education institution. It also gives college athletes the ability to obtain an agent or legal counsel. It would take effect July 1 or immediately upon the governor’s signature if it comes after that date.
The child of immigrants from Ghana, Meryl's upbringing has been molded by high expectations at home and social upheaval abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.