> Extended, strictly lockdowns do not work There's strict and then there's strict: > “This comparison isn’t an accident. [COVID deniers] are stacking the deck

> Extended, strictly lockdowns do not work There's strict and then there's strict: > “This comparison isn’t an accident. [COVID deniers] are stacking the deck by choosing outliers that favor their argument,” she said. > The data bears this out. > North Dakota and South Dakota are both among the least restrictive states in the country with the higher per capita case rates of COVID-19 in the country. > North Dakota has had 13,036 cases per 100,000 residents while South Dakota has had 12,585 per 100,000, according to data tracking from the New York Times. > Vermont and Hawaii, on the other hand, have some of the lowest per capita case rates in the country (2,341 and 1,912 per 100,000, respectively) and among the most restrictive policies, according to data analysis from WalletHub. > This doesn’t necessarily prove that more restrictions are better than fewer, either — and that’s just the point. […] > “Even the very restrictive states weren’t all that restrictive when you compare to places like Spain, Italy, Australia, New Zealand,” Robinson said. “Without good quarantines, income supports, worker rights, a lot of what was done in a state like California was nibbling around the edges — closed schools and churches but open restaurants and bars.” * https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-do-california-and-florida-have-similar-covid-19-case-rates-the-answer-is-complicated#Looking-abroad-for-answers https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-do-california-and...