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My guess Is the biggest factor in Santa Clara County contributing to the spread are hard-working people who are doing menial jobs where they have to be outside of the house living in high density areas often times with multi generational families. But that’s pretty hard to talk about. It’s much easier to simply say that it’s because of all those people out there who are being selfish and we can blame it all on them. It makes us feel better about ourselves.

Of course that is the likeliest scenario, whether people talk about it or not.  [Yet another instance where the wealthy/comfortable (The Haves) are in better position than The Have Nots].  And I do think it has been acknowledged.  But really, just check out the impacted locations in Santa Clara County for support for your theory.  BTW, another reason why I'm not high on Cody - one size does not fit all when it comes to SCC.

I think there is no question that the hard-working people who have jobs that absolutely require public contact have contributed to the spread. FWIW, the San Mateo County Health Officer in the past has attributed about half the cases to that segment of the population. However, the number of people in that group really hasn't increased much. Restaurant workers possibly when "dining in" was started up again. Grocery store workers, construction workers, etc. have not increased in number nearly as much as our case loads have increased. Their contribution, whatever it may be, has had no reason to increase, as far as I can see. From what I am seeing (mostly on this board) the increasing case load is not tied to that group, but rather to "fatigue" and house parties in the rest of the population. Essential workers have an increased risk. They have a reason for a higher positive percentage. The rest of the population has no such reason, yet our numbers are going up.

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My guess Is the biggest factor in Santa Clara County contributing to the spread are hard-working people who are doing menial jobs where they have to be outside of the house living in high density areas often times with multi generational families. But that’s pretty hard to talk about. It’s much easier to simply say that it’s because of all those people out there who are being selfish and we can blame it all on them. It makes us feel better about ourselves.

Of course that is the likeliest scenario, whether people talk about it or not.  [Yet another instance where the wealthy/comfortable (The Haves) are in better position than The Have Nots].  And I do think it has been acknowledged.  But really, just check out the impacted locations in Santa Clara County for support for your theory.  BTW, another reason why I'm not high on Cody - one size does not fit all when it comes to SCC.

I think there is no question that the hard-working people who have jobs that absolutely require public contact have contributed to the spread. FWIW, the San Mateo County Health Officer in the past has attributed about half the cases to that segment of the population. However, the number of people in that group really hasn't increased much. Restaurant workers possibly when "dining in" was started up again. Grocery store workers, construction workers, etc. have not increased in number nearly as much as our case loads have increased. Their contribution, whatever it may be, has had no reason to increase, as far as I can see. From what I am seeing (mostly on this board) the increasing case load is not tied to that group, but rather to "fatigue" and house parties in the rest of the population. Essential workers have an increased risk. They have a reason for a higher positive percentage. The rest of the population has no such reason, yet our numbers are going up.