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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You’re right that one kid and their parents going door to door, wearing a mask and interacting very briefly with masked homeowners, isn’t terribly risky.

But [b]think about what Trick or Treat usually looks like in neighborhoods with lots of kids and easy access to houses: multiple groups of kids and adults, crowding on doorsteps and sidewalks, hanging out chatting on porches and in yards, in many places sharing beverages and treats for parents as well[/b]. That’s the kind of thing that could easily become a superspreader event within a neighborhood, especially if adults are unmasked to eat and drink. Or if kids want to eat that favorite candy bar, so they take their mask off, and maybe share it with a buddy while mom and dad aren’t looking.

In other words, the official guidance isn’t about individual risk, it’s about public health. [/quote]

THIS. This is the problem. It's not like your kid is the only kid who will be out trick or treating. You will be having kids from all over the place who otherwise wouldn't be coming into contact with each other all walking down the same sidewalks, etc. [/quote]

Nah, this isn't the problem.  You need to be in close contact breathing the same air with no air circulation.  That doesn't describe outside events at all.

Also "superspreader" has come to mean anything over like 1 these days so now it's become an ineffective argumnet.
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