The Daily Bruin has an article about a block party held in Westwood last Sunday.* Yes, it took place outdoors and the students are masked in two of the three photos. Not so much in the photo in the upper right, however, which appears to be taken in an enclosed space. And the masks came off, of course, for eating and drinking in the local establishments which participated. According to the article, the party was "co-hosted by UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association."
Another quote:
"Nikhil Chakravarty, a epidemiology graduate student, said that despite the size of the crowds, he was not concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in Westwood. The huge crowds can be unnerving, he said. Still, he has confidence in UCLA’s reputation as a public health institution and the vaccination requirements to attend classes."
Let's hope UCLA's reputation frightened away any stray viruses.
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Question: If this event were a research project to see what might happen, would UCLA's protocols on human subject research allow it to occur?
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*https://dailybruin.com/2021/09/21/uclas-annual-block-party-returns-to-westwood-village.
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