Despite the massive gap in restrictions, California and Florida experienced similar COVID results by Guy Benson

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Credit where appropriate: This Associated Press the story highlights a reality that seriously undermines a narrative – embraced by many in the media – that imposing more COVID restrictions equates to greater “safety” and “pursuit of science”. A Biden administration health official was recently surprised by the recent disconnection of California vs Florida from MSNBC, and here is the AP that further highlights the uncomfortable truth:

Very different approaches. “Almost identical” COVID results. More details:

California and Florida both have a COVID-19 case rate of about 8,900 per 100,000 inhabitants since the pandemic began, according to the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And both rank middle among states for COVID-19 death rates – Florida was in 27th place on Friday; California was ranked 28th. Connecticut and South Dakota are another example. Both rank among the top 10 states for COVID-19 death rates. However, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, a Democrat, has imposed numerous state-level restrictions in the past year after an early death toll, while Republican South Daki Governor Kristi Noem has not issued warrants. as deaths from the virus increased in the fall.

We already know that New York was a disaster both for COVID and from an economic point of view. But exploring the comparison between California and Florida a little deeper, more facts emerge. California has slightly better death and case per capita rates, although both states are roughly in the middle of the national package on the former metric. Florida, of course, has an older population. Before the pandemic hit, the unemployment rate in Florida was one point higher than in California (3.3 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively). By the end of the year, California’s unemployment rate rose to 9.3%, while Florida rose to only 5.1%. In 2020, California lost 1.63 million jobs, compared to about 583,000 in Florida. The media has been obsessed with attacking Florida and its Republican governor, but the data tells a story that does not align with their favorite story. Even the pieces designed to criticize Ron DeSantis end up heading into frustrating territory for those who have married the “DeathSantis” thing:

Some people like this infamous hacker left columnist at Los Angeles Times he cannot process empirical truths that conflict with his partisan feelings, so they resort to unfounded conspiracy theories:

This did not happen, and the madman he is referring to was exposed as a liar and accused of several crimes. But some media figures cannot give it up, because it is easier to cling to conspiracies than to face the awareness that your passionate partisan dogma could be incorrect. Since I started this post with a major news organization that recognizes truths that many in their tribe refuse to acknowledge, what about another? Via ABC News at the end of last week:

Despite calls for national unity and bipartisanship, President Joe Biden and his top aides refused to give the Trump administration credit for launching the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine, while relying on a system established by their predecessors.… Biden and his top aides have repeatedly accused the Trump administration of having “no plans.” … While Biden purchased an additional quantity of vaccines, it was always expected that Pfizer and Moderna would increase their supply throughout the year. Also, Biden’s vaccine distribution card was largely based on a system created by the Trump administration, including federal partnerships with state officials and agreements with local pharmacies. In fact, the federal pharmacy program created by Trump’s aides relied on Biden last week to extend teacher eligibility. And when Biden called for “100 million shots in 100 days” – a rate of about 1 million shots a day – former health officials noted that The United States has already reached this pace in the week of Biden’s inauguration in mid-January … With three vaccines now authorized by regulators, strengthening the supply is indeed a victory. But it is also one that Biden celebrated only as the accomplishment of his administration, without acknowledging that it was relying on Trump-era contracts to accomplish this.

This policy could be called cynical and predictable as usual, but Biden has explicitly campaigned for the unification of the country, the healing of divisions and the passage of the aisle. That’s not it.

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