[JustAnotherFan]

I'll blame the concept of "pods". While it may seem like a safe idea, I highly doubt that most pods are that isolated given what I've heard about them.  People are still going to the office from those pods, or going to the grocery store, or to their kid's soccer/baseball practice.  Plenty of non-pod interaction.  One person gets infected and BAM, the whole pod is at risk. =/

OK, ok, not the main reason for the explosion but I wouldn't be surprised if it was another layer of transmission.

I do not blame it on pods. The people I know who have established pods are taking the pandemic seriously and are militant about both setting boundaries with their pod mates and holding pod mates accountable. The people running around with masks hanging below the nose and dining in restaurants and just making quick runs to the department store to grab a nice outfit tend not to be the same people who have chosen a pod. Here's a great guide on how to responsibly establish a pod: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article...ndemic_pod.

[JustAnotherFan]

I'll blame the concept of "pods". While it may seem like a safe idea, I highly doubt that most pods are that isolated given what I've heard about them.  People are still going to the office from those pods, or going to the grocery store, or to their kid's soccer/baseball practice.  Plenty of non-pod interaction.  One person gets infected and BAM, the whole pod is at risk. =/

OK, ok, not the main reason for the explosion but I wouldn't be surprised if it was another layer of transmission.

I do not blame it on pods. The people I know who have established pods are taking the pandemic seriously and are militant about both setting boundaries with their pod mates and holding pod mates accountable. The people running around with masks hanging below the nose and dining in restaurants and just making quick runs to the department store to grab a nice outfit tend not to be the same people who have chosen a pod. Here's a great guide on how to responsibly establish a pod: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article...ndemic_pod.