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A small number of ‘superspreaders’ are propagating most of the misinformation on Twitter, study finds
Building on our understanding on the spread of misinformation on social media, a team of analysts a…
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Pete Buttigieg becomes 11th person in Biden's Cabinet to test positive for COVID-19
Only five secretaries from the White House's 15-person executive departments haven't reported a pos…
Kimberly Leonard
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A massive North Korea military parade has been identified as a Covid super-spreader event in the country
The country has now topped 1.2 million cases of "fever" and at least 50 deaths, state media reporte…
Waiyee Yip
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Vendors at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota are selling merchandise bearing Nazi imagery
One vendor at this year's rally told a local news outlet she was OK selling offensive imagery to bi…
Azmi Haroun
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The Delta variant infected almost everyone at a 'superspreader' party in Australia - but not the 6 vaccinated people
After a birthday party near Sydney, 24 guests tested positive for COVID-19. The six fully vaccinate…
Andrea Michelson
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An indoor conference hosted by a coronavirus vaccine entrepreneur resulted in at least 2 dozen infections
"As a result, we felt awesome, we felt safe," tech executive Peter Diamandis wrote about the prepar…
Lauren Frias
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The Capitol insurrection seems to have caused a superspreader event among lawmakers. Some Republicans refused to mask up.
After rioters broke into the Capitol, lawmakers had to flee and hide together. Now three delegates …
Aylin Woodward
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The CDC director said the storming of the Capitol is likely a COVID-19 'surge event' that will 'have public health consequences'
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield noted that many who attacked the Capitol traveled from around the …
John L. Dorman
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Sorry, a COVID-19 vaccine doesn't mean you can have a big summer wedding in 2021
Engaged couples are banking on the COVID-19 vaccine for their 2021 nuptials, but experts say it's b…
Samantha Grindell,Julia Naftu…
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A person who knowingly went to work while sick likely led to the COVID-19 deaths of 7 people and forced more than 300 people into quarantine, health officials say
Health officials in Douglas County, Oregon, said last week that one person who went to work sick wi…
Kelly McLaughlin
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'80s TV star Kirk Cameron led an army of mask-less singers in Christmas carols to protest California's stay-at-home orders
Attendees at the "Growing Pains" star's caroling events were largely mask-less and appeared to disr…
Julie Gerstein
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A Taylor Swift album listening party in Australia apparently turned into a superspreader event
Nearly 100 people from the event have tested positive for COVID-19, Australian public health offici…
DeArbea Walker
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Mexico's version of Burning Man became a COVID-19 super-spreader event after at least 17 US attendees returned home and tested positive
Doctors in New York City say they have seen a spate of cases tied to Art With Me, an arts and welln…
Canela López
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A New Orleans swingers convention was dubbed a 'superspreader' event after 41 attendees got COVID-19
Naughty in N'awlins was held November 11 through November 14, with safety measures in place requiri…
Canela López
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A 300-person Washington wedding caused 2 outbreaks of the coronavirus, becoming yet another 'super-spreader' event
Health officials already pinpointed 17 infected wedding attendees, but expect to find more in the c…
Julia Naftulin
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CDC: One wedding led to 177 cases of COVID-19 and 7 deaths because attendees refused to wear masks and physically distance
A new CDC report said guests at the August wedding in Maine, which became a public health nightmare…
Julia Naftulin
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a recent indoor wedding 'obnoxious' after a third of guests contracted COVID-19
113 people attended the event at North Fork Country Club in Long Island on October 17. Since, 30 gu…
Canela López
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Fauci calls into meetings virtually and avoids going in person to the White House because 'of all the infections there'
By early October, more than 30 aides, officials, and various other staff members in the White House…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Fauci says the White House had a superspreader event: 'The data speak for themselves'
President Donald Trump recently hosted a ceremony with 150 people; masks were optional. Now the Whi…
Aylin Woodward
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Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination ceremony seems to tick all the boxes for a coronavirus superspreading event
Superspreading plays a major role in coronavirus outbreaks. The recent nomination ceremony at the R…