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3. Skeptical

Mon May 18, 2020, 10:44 PM

May 2020

Yeah, I'm not sold on this yet. One of the initial hot hot spots here in Colorado was in the mountains. Après-ski was very dangerous.

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Study shows fewer COVID-19 cases in high-altitude regions [View all] Judi Lynn May 2020 OP

In other words, get high! Beakybird May 2020 #1

And as people 2naSalit May 2020 #2

Skeptical CloudWatcher May 2020 #3

But were those people who lived there year round? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #5

Don't know. CloudWatcher May 2020 #6

If, and that's a huge big if, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #8

Could it be that the virus doesn't survive as well at higher altitudes? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #4

Genetics CloudWatcher May 2020 #7

Are there significant genetic differences between La Paz and Santa Cruz? muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #16

We're near the top of the maximum UV and at altitude here Warpy May 2020 #15

Yes you have to bake things at an adjusted temperature and time yp in applegrove May 2020 #10

Best to go to the source. Igel May 2020 #12

Less skeptical! CloudWatcher May 2020 #13

At about 500 feet SCantiGOP May 2020 #14