Coronavirus task force head Mike Pence has done a stellar job of handling the pandemic: that is if his main purpose in the role is to help the virus spread very quickly. Take, for instance, his “Celebrate Freedom Rally” in Dallas on Sunday, which included a 100-plus person choir performing ... in an enclosed space ... without masks ... I am screaming.
that nearly 2,200 attended the rally located *indoors* at Dallas’s First Baptist Church. Though masks were “strongly encouraged,” they were not required, and only half the crowd had them on. The choir singers sang unmasked, even though scientists suspect that activities that expel breath forcefully, like loud talking, yelling, or singing, could accelerate the virus’s spread quickly.
Meanwhile, Texas is experiencing a major surge in cases, so much so that last week Governor Greg Abbott closed bars and begged residents to stay at home as much as possible. The virus is circulating at a high rate, 2,200 is a lot of people, and 122 singers spewing saliva all at once is a recipe for disaster.When Pence arrived at the event, he was wearing a mask. Sen.
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