Researchers at Stanford University have found that rallies hosted by President Donald Trump have contributed greatly to the COVID-19 pandemic within the United States of America. The study found that the President’s rallies have led to 30,000 incremental confirmed COVID-19 cases. Furthermore, the study indicated that his campaign rallies “likely led to more than 700 deaths.”
“Our results suggest that the rallies resulted in more than 30,000 incremental cases and likely led to more than 700 deaths,” the reports stated.
Stanford University researchers focused on 18 rallies ranging from June to September. Rallies took place in Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tulsa, Phoenix and several other cities.
“Our method is based on a collection of regression models, one for each event, that capture the relationships between post-event outcomes and pre-event characteristics, including demographics and the trajectory of COVID-19 cases, in similar counties,” the report added.
“For the vast majority of these variants, our estimate of the average treatment effect across the eighteen events implies that they increased subsequent confirmed cases of COVID-19 by more than 250 per 100,000 residents.”
The study concluded that the results of Trump’s rallies support the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control’s guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“Our analysis strongly supports the warnings and recommendations of public health officials concerning the risk of COVID-19 transmission at large group gatherings, particularly when the degree of compliance with guidelines concerning the use of masks and social distancing is low,” researchers said.
The latest study from Stanford University is yet to be reviewed.
