Stanford Doc: Lockdowns are “Biggest Public Health Mistake” Ever Made
After President Joe Biden bashed states for their “neanderthal thinking” for lifting COVID restrictions, fully opened Florida and Texas have reported less COVID cases per-capita than Democrat-led lockdown states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was widely criticized by the left after he completely reversed the state’s mandate on March 10 and fully reopened his state. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was also accused of endangering Florida residents when he allowed businesses to fully reopen in September without a mask mandate in place.
While both states managed to keep case positivity rates down and begin the long road to economic recovery, Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan — who are still bound to ongoing restrictions — have led the daily increase in COVID-19 cases.
Together, New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey accounted for 44% of all new infections between March 29 and April 4 with about 197,500 cases out of around 452,000 seen nationwide, data from John Hopkins University show.
CDC data points to Michigan as having faced the largest increase in positive COVID-19 cases, with the state reporting 390.2 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days. The governor has conveniently blamed the increase on spring break travelers going to Florida. Pennsylvania reported 221.4 cases per 100,000 during the same timeframe while New York City reported 206.1 cases.
It has been over a month since Texas fully opened the state and lifted its mask mandate, and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have continued to decline.
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