Study: California Among Worst States Dealing With COVID-19

A freeway sign displaying a COVID-19 message shines above the 5 Freeway in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 20, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

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When COVID-19 hit two years ago, how many times did we hear California politicians say we must “follow the science”? Instead, they followed the politics. That’s what’s indicated in a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research: “A Final Report Card on the States’ Response to COVID-19.” The study was reviewed by noted Stanford professor of medicine Jay Bhattacharya.