After synthesizing all of that data, the authors came to a couple of important conclusions. First, states with severe government interventions did not significantly improve health outcomes compared to states with more restrained approaches. Second, severe government interventions were strongly correlated with worse economic and educational outcomes. The economic and education damage was most severe for lower-income families and children.
Covid Lockdowns Did Not Improve Outcomes: Lessons from Florida and California - Competitive Enterprise Institute
My Competitive Enterprise Institute colleague Dr. Joel Zinberg is the co-author of a new report, published by the Paragon Health Institute titled “Freedom Wins: States with Less Restrictive COVID Policies Outperformed States with More Restrictive COVID Policies.” This is the latest research in the ongoing debate over whether various states over- or under-reacted to the […]
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