Max BootDec 17, 2022
“Covid death rates were 11 percent higher in states with Republican-controlled governments and 26 percent higher in areas where voters lean conservative.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/12/16/politics-health-relationship/
Can politics kill you? Research says the answer increasingly is yes.

The toxicity of partisan politics is fueling an overall increase in mortality rates for working-age Americans, new studies show.

The Washington Post
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Related reminder:

In May 2021, Ron DeSantis banned local officials from taking precautions to fight COVID. DeSantis then blew off doctors' warnings of a 2021 summer surge and increasingly pandered to anti-vaxxers.

Since May 2021, Florida has suffered the highest COVID death rate among large states and the 4th highest death rate among all states.

#COVID #Policy #USPolitics

Dec 17, 2022 at 3:41pmWeb
Show threadMsRobinDec 18, 2022
@DemDifference @maxboot Tennessee also effectively banned local health departments from making these decisions and we are sadly ahead of Florida.