1/7 The director of @CU_PublicHealth recently responded to a Covid-19 question in the local paper ( @news_gazette).

The Question: Is Florida outperforming Illinois in its CV19 response?

Her Answer: No, Florida is doing much worse than Illinois.

Is that True? #RationalGround
2/7 If we first look at total deaths/100k since March and cases/100k in the last 30 days (to show the current trend). We see that Illinois is performing worse in both.

Illinois has slightly more overall deaths and almost double the cases.
3/7 Next, looking at current hospitalization data (provided by @HHS) we see again that Illinois is performing worse than Florida with a higher % of hospital beds filled and a higher % of Covid-19 patients in hospitals:
4/7 The fact Illinois has worse metrics than Florida is even more alarming given Illinois has some of the most stringent CV19 rules/mandates in the country while Florida took a more relaxed approach early on and as of late:
5/7 Given Illinois’ more stringent lockdown mandates, it’s not surprising that the unemployment rate is currently higher than Florida’s.

Additionally, The annual year-to-year unemployment rate has increased more than Florida’s.
6/7 Yet, @Govpritzker claims he follows “The Science” while at the same time belittles those who disagree with him and refuses to name his advisors.

Contrast that with @GovRonDesantis actually moderating a forum with scientists on CV19 policy responses. https://rationalground.com/the-end-of-covid-hysteria-in-florida/
7/7 So to summarize, Illinois is indeed doing worse than Florida in many key metrics while also enforcing harsh mandates that have severely restricted lives and economic activity.

It's time to push back against public officials who refuse to provide honest answers

#NoNewNormal
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