California did everything right, shutting down the state before it needed to. Deaths per 100,000: 5. Florida and Texas did everything wrong, acting too late, leaving beaches open. Deaths per 100,000: Florida: 6, Texas: 3.
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why are they different?
Differences in any of the following make it difficult to compare the 3 states: 1. Number of circulating infections at time of closure 2. How death record-keeping is done 3. Density 4. Public transport 5. Local compliance & enforcement
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6. Climate 7. Rate of comorbidities 8. Average age There's a long list.
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yes but none of those suggest severe lockdowns help.
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Miami’s mayor Francis Suarez (who later caught Covid-19) helped keep Florida’s overall death toll low by banning large gatherings (first city in US to do so) and issuing a stay-at-home order much earlier (9 days) than DeSantis issued the state-wide order.https://www.newsweek.com/miami-issues-stay-home-order-if-youre-coming-spring-break-go-home-mayor-says-1494087 …
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Problem is, even if you have smart county-level folks like Bertha Henry, Governors like DeSantis keep spreading misinformation, driving people to flout good advice. Luckily for the US, smart mayors and governors outnumber the likes of Trump, DeSantis, and Kemp
https://twitter.com/Khanoisseur/status/1255978976914391041 …
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