ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Previous holidays have led to virus outbreaks, and another big holiday, the Super Bowl, arrives this weekend.⁣ ⁣ Coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged after almost every major holiday of the past year, including Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. This weekend brings another major holiday, even if it’s not an official one: Super Bowl Sunday. And there is reason to worry that it will turn into Superspreader Sunday.⁣ ⁣ Polls show that a significant number of people plan to attend parties. Two separate surveys — one by Seton Hall University and one by the National Retail Federation — found that nearly 30% of adults said they would attend a gathering at someone’s home or watch the game at a restaurant or a bar.⁣ ⁣ If anything, this weekend may be more dangerous than most holidays. Super Bowl parties are usually indoors and can involve more households than a holiday gathering. This year’s game is also happening when contagious new variants of the virus have begun to spread.⁣ ⁣ There is precedent for sporting events leading to outbreaks. Health officials in Los Angeles believe that gatherings to watch playoff games last fall involving the Lakers (who won the NBA title) and Dodgers (who won the World Series) accelerated the virus’s surge in Southern California.⁣ ⁣ Cases have been falling sharply, and the pace of vaccination — though still maddeningly slow — is picking up. But the variants present a huge risk. Behavior that was low-risk a few months ago may no longer be. Behavior that was already risky, like attending an indoor party, may be even more so.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in our bio for the latest on the virus, and for what to know about Covid-19 and the 2021 Super Bowl.⁣」2月5日 1時30分