Florida’s COVID-19 response has outperformed lockdown states on excess deaths, education, and the economy
Florida’s COVID-19 response has outperformed lockdown states like New York and California
Indignation in a Polarized State
Megan Mansell writes about life in Florida, where neighboring counties have completely different rules
After nine months, we still know masks don’t work
Len Cabrera reviews the pre-COVID views on face masks and the data from states with and without mandates and finds there is no evidence to support mask mandates.
Florida death certificate review raises questions about official number of COVID-19 deaths
We had the opportunity to review death certificates for some of Florida’s recent COVID-19 deaths, and we can tell you definitively that Florida is counting deaths that were not directly caused by COVID-19.
COVID-19 Death Distortion In Florida: Over 40% of State’s “COVID-19 Deaths” May Not Merit That Classification
Dr. Andrew Bostom examines the CDC’s guidelines for reporting COVID-19 deaths and how that has affected the Florida death reporting.
Governor DeSantis’ roundtable experts advocate for “normal” life for young people
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a roundtable on September 24 with professors from Harvard and Stanford. The conversation covered an impressive amount of ground in important COVID topics, and we produced a lightly-edited transcript to make it more accessible.
The end of COVID hysteria in Florida?
The roundtable was a foundational event that provided Governor DeSantis the scientific justification for opening up Florida.
September 21 update: COVID-19 fatality rate continues to drop in Florida
The overall average COVID-19 death rate for Florida residents dropped by 78% from April to August.
Dr. Scott Atlas joins DeSantis for press conference.
Dr. Scott Atlas joined Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for a press conference today, emphasizing that the U.S. is “the only nation among our peer nations that are hysterical about opening schools.”
COVID-19 fatality rate continues to drop in Florida
Even with the deaths through August 25 added to the data, the death rate for people who tested positive for COVID in June or July was much lower than it was in April.
Death certificates raise questions about the role of COVID-19 in deaths
A review of Florida District 8 Medical Examiner reports for COVID-19 deaths in Alachua County, FL suggests “dying with” still gets counted in the COVID-19 deaths.
COVID-19 Florida Fatality Rate STILL Dropping
There has been a great deal of concern about rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Florida, but the real question is whether these cases translate into correspondingly large numbers of deaths; as we’ll show below, this is unlikely because people who get sick now are far less likely to suffer adverse consequences than they were in April or May.
Putting Florida COVID-19 Deaths in Context
We get strong objections from people who say any reassuring information could cause people to let their guard down. They say that older people are at great risk because that graph says 1 in 5 cases (20%) of people over 85 will die. That ignores the original argument: young, healthy people are not in danger. (
“Who” Gets the Virus is More Important Than “How Many”
We’ve noted on several occasions that the most important question/answer you can seek in your quest to understanding the impact of COVID-19 is “Knock, knock, who’s there?”
COVID-19 fatality rate is still dropping rapidly in Florida
Even with the deaths through August 10 added to the data, the death rate for people who tested positive for COVID in June or early July was much lower than it was in April.
Expert: COVID-19 decisions based on potentially misleading statistic
Dr. Rebel Cole, a data scientist and professor of finance at FAU, says random sampling is the best way to track the virus.