There are too many variables to assume containment was the primary driver here. Obesity is a massive contributor to death, and we all know that no country in W

There are too many variables to assume containment was the primary driver here. Obesity is a massive contributor to death, and we all know that no country in Western Europe is remotely close to the US in that category. Sweden took the opposite approach of New Zealand, for example, and has a lower death rate than the strictest US states did, and lower than most European countries. They are also infinitely healthier than the US as a population, which represents a confounding variable. Even within the US, Utah performed better than Colorado, yet the two states are culturally dissimilar and Utah has a far more conservative government, despite them bordering each other and having similar climates. Source for data on these statements I've written: https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=hun&areas=bel&areas=cze&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=usmi&areasRegional=usut&areasRegional=usco&cumulative=1&logScale=0&per100K=1&startDate=2021-06-01&values=deaths https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=hun&are... I think it's far too early to truly understand what policies were working and which were not. I'm looking forward to a year from now when there will be a lot clearer information and less egos involved.