![]() Utah, Nebraska, Vermont and Florida - all governed by Republicans - topped the list. “They had high age-adjusted death rates, they had high unemployment and significant GDP losses, and they kept their schools shut down much longer than almost all other states,” the study said. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File A person wearing a protective face mask walks by a retail store in Midtown as the city continues Phase 4 of reopening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 8, 2020. Andrew Cuomo was initially hailed as a hero before the amount of nursing home deaths was released. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Ex-New York Gov. A new study has found that states that had Democratic leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic fared worse than those with Republican leadership. Other places that also received an F grade included California, Illinois and Washington, DC. New Jersey was the worst-performing state, the study found. Andrew Cuomo initially being hailed for his strict response to the pandemic, the Empire State performed “poorly on every measure” - ranking 49th overall, according to the study. “Shutting down their economies and schools was by far the biggest mistake governors and state officials made during COVID, particularly in blue states,” Stephen Moore, one of the study’s authors and co-founder of the Committee To Unleash Prosperity, said Monday.ĭespite now-disgraced former Gov. Overall, the bottom 10 on the study’s “report card” were dominated by states that had the most severe pandemic lockdowns and were among the last to finally reopen schools. The study, published by the Committee To Unleash Prosperity, graded states by comparing COVID-19 outcomes based on the number of deaths, the economy and impact on education. New York, New Jersey and California failed in their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic because of stringent lockdowns and policies, while Florida was among the best-performing states in the country, a new study has found. ![]() Why America needs a COVID truth commission ![]() NYC wasted $28M worth of COVID supplies - on top of $225 million in gear it auctioned off at huge lossįirst-ever RSV vaccine could be approved, roll out by August Need for COVID facts and more: Letters to the Editor - Feb.
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