A tale of 2 pandemics: Why people are protesting despite COVID-19 risks

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A tale of 2 pandemics: Why people are protesting despite COVID-19 risks
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The protests that started in Minneapolis at the end of May, in response to the death of George Floyd while in police custody, have quickly ballooned into mass demonstrations across the U.S. As the movement has grown, so too have concerns from elected officials and public health experts that the protests are fertile ground for a second wave of the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has already claimed nearly 110,000 American lives.

The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. continues to climb, though delays in observable symptoms and testing results mean it could be weeks before we’ll see the possible effect of the protests on COVID-19 stats. But while headlines warn…

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