Or, maybe California was hit earlier Most of California's deaths occurred in a wave from January to March of 2021, while Florida had their first wave in the su

Or, maybe California was hit earlier Most of California's deaths occurred in a wave from January to March of 2021, while Florida had their first wave in the summer of 2020. (https://linqbymarsh.com/blueicustominsights/covid-insights https://linqbymarsh.com/blueicustominsights/covid-insights is good for historical data like this). There’s a whole lot of omitted confounding variables in the “compare aggregate totals and jump to policy conclusions” games people are playing. Very true, but the lack of clear correlation between level of restrictions and Covid outcomes is at least some evidence against lockdowns.