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Why is the U.S. Homeless Population Not Being Decimated By Covid?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 79164564:MV80NTcwNzQ4XzgzMjgwNTY3X0JFRjVBNTg1] [quote:Wildebeests are Fake Gnus:MV80NTcwNzQ4X0FGODEyNDE=] Typically, U.S. homeless are... *Unhealthy (diets and pre-existing conditions). *Living relatively close together. *Unhygienic/unsanitary. [/quote] Hygiene is just a buzzword, you don't get virus by being dirty, you get it from the air. Handwashing isn't really that important either. They aren't exactly living shoulder to shoulder like a Brazilian slum, where Covid is rampant. It struck during the warm part of the year so most of them are in tents alone. I would argue they have less chance of exposure than I do, since I have to go to work on public transit, and take an elevator to my apartment. Sitting in a cardboard box smoking meth isn't healthy, but its not high risk for the virus. Hand wringing in my city about our precious vulnerable hobos is out of control too, they tried putting them in hotels, that didn't work, they are homeless for a reason. Everyone says they want to help, yet letting one crash on your couch is out of the question. You don't want to help, you want to use my tax dollars on junkies who chose the lifestyle. Maybe the next virus will get them but they are safe from Covid. [/quote]
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Typically, U.S. homeless are...
*Unhealthy (diets and pre-existing conditions).
*Living relatively close together.
*Unhygienic/unsanitary.
*Without health insurance.
These are truly the most vulnerable in our society. The conditions in which they live are ripe for the spread of Covid. Yet, the homeless population is not being decimated by Covid.
It reminds me of the relatively low number of Covid cases in Africa. Africa has many of these same variables, yet...Africa is faring better than North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.
How can this be?
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