Posted on 08/14/2021 6:29:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Over the past several weeks, I’ve written more articles than I can reasonably remember on the ongoing battle between the left and Florida, including their governor, Ron DeSantis. As the media narrative goes, Florida has been uniquely terrible combating the Delta variant, despite the fact that 93% of seniors in the state have had at least one dose of the vaccine. Further, as the left’s claim goes, the lack of mask mandates is solely to blame for the surge and if that evil Ron DeSantis would just impose them, everything would be fine.
My response to that has been consistent: COVID appears to be seasonal, and certain parts of the country will see waves at different times, just like we saw in 2020. That Florida and Texas, who both had a wave around this same time last summer, are seeing that happen again is not proof that they are doing “something wrong.” Rather, the timing is cyclical, and my assertion on that will be proven correct, as we see spikes in other states begin to occur.
Well, things are happening just as predicted, and it’s crushing the media narrative in the process.
Hawaii reached a new single-day record for Covid-19 cases Friday, the state announced.
Gov. David Ige acknowledged that part of Friday’s large number was due to lags in reporting, but said the overall trend is still at a level they've not previously seen.
https://t.co/yJaHZWPqJH— CNN (@CNN) August 14, 2021
Note that Hawaii is nearly 5,000 miles away from Florida, including a massive expanse of ocean in between, so any assertion that Floridians are somehow causing the current spike in the Pacific is laughable on its face. Rather, Hawaii, which has had a very restrictive mask-mandate (indoors and outdoors) is getting hit by Delta at exactly the time you’d expect if you were looking at past trends.
The proof? – Hawaii’s largest previous spike happened in August of 2020, the exact month they are seeing a spike this year.
It’s not just Hawaii, though. Many midwestern states are now seeing the same trend play out.
In the past day or two, PA, OH, MI, IN, IL & WI all saw huge case increases simultaneously. Did they all suddenly engage in erratic behavior or is there a seasonal pattern causing the spike? Let's go to our CDC correspondent, Mr. Case Curve and take a look.
pic.twitter.com/hHDdMtLeSt— Kyle Lamb (@kylamb8) August 13, 2021
And if you follow the data, it says we’ll see the Northeast get hit again later in the fall/winter months. This isn’t complicated, but partisanship has driven the discussion all summer under the guise of “science.” In reality, Florida, Texas, and the South are getting hit hard by Delta because this is exactly when they got hit hard by Alpha last year. The virus is operating in a seasonal manner, and as more data is compiled by the end of the year, that will become even more obvious.
What’s most important here, though, is to note what doesn’t work. Mask mandates are not working. The virus has its waves — regardless of whether a state has a mandate in place or not. That means that Florida, which has born the brunt of the criticism, is being largely vindicated. No mask mandate was going to magically fix their situation. If masks were effective, Hawaii, which is literally a group of islands in the middle of the ocean, wouldn’t be seeing their largest spike to date.
Honestly, I’m sick and tired of repeating myself on this point, but I will keep doing it anyway. The correlation between mask mandates and spread does not exist. That may make the fact-checkers on social media uncomfortable, but the data is on my side, and all I can do is share that data. Anyone that doubts that COVID is seasonal and can’t be defeated by mask mandates can check back in three months. We will have seen the same spikes in the same states at around the same time, whether those states have a mask mandate or not.
The virus cannot be “crushed” from that perspective. It can only be managed by vaccinations, natural immunity, and a realization that certain segments of the population are just not statistically vulnerable. Getting the elderly, the obese, and those with other comorbidities vaccinated should be the priority, not making eight-year-olds mask up in school. Common sense needs to prevail.
I cannot remember where I read/saw it, but someone looked at counties/areas that had mask mandates and those that did not...there was NO DIFFERENCE between the two sets of counties....
the virus was gonna virus no matter a mask mandate or not.
Maybe people just need to get out into the sunshine and fresh air. It’s the hottest time of year in Deep South states like Florida. People spending too much time indoors with the AC running.
A decent point by red state.
How about just getting the flu shot like normal every year?
I live in SW Florida....the media has at least half the people thing there going to die....
Local news Covid...cases and more cases
there more cases because the scared are running to be tested..the testing sites have long lines...but they do not tell the public that only 12 kids under sixteen have died....but they will not say if the kid that died may have died from some other illness....so parents a scared to death...
Agree...
But, but, but you see if 100% of people wore masks, it would stop the virus! You ant-maskers going for a hike with you house hold members mask-less are the reason it hasn’t been stopped in it’s tracks!
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Rather, Hawaii, which has had a very restrictive mask-mandate (indoors and outdoors) is getting hit by Delta at exactly the time you’d expect if you were looking at past trends.
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Requiring masks outdoors is a sure sign that masks have been turned into a religion having nothing to do with science.
You ant-maskers going for a hike with you house hold members mask-less are the reason it hasn’t been stopped in it’s tracks!
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And now the deer are infected with Covid. Oh nooo.
Don’t give Democrats ideas, send people out into the woods and capture as many critters, plants, etc. As possible and test them as well. See, I knew I should’ve wore that mask and was alone by myself. Bambi will kill me.
And why is this year worse than last year? (For reported cases) Because of the availability of cheap tests. My son just grabbed one at a local pharmacy. If you’re doing far more testing, you’re probably going to see more cases.
And this is what the deep state counters with. Lies that they can't even keep a straight face over.
DELTA VARIANT - CRISIS ACTOR CANT LIE ON NATIONAL TELEVISION
Is it Nuremberg time yet?
Particularly if the “test” (which was never designed or intended to be a diagnostic test) yields false positives at a rate of 94%. As for seeing more “cases”, so what? COVID is NO deadlier than the flu. The only thing that makes it deadly are idiots like Cuomo, and idiots sedating and intubating patients instead of treating them with proven medicines.
“Did they all suddenly engage in erratic behavior or is there a seasonal pattern causing the spike?”
There’s a spike all right; it’s called shipping untested Covid-19 illegal aliens into our cities and States in a constant stream and the Biden regime not telling anyone where they are going in the Country, so that all Covid numbers will spike. All because of the traitorous Biden regime’s policy of keeping the Covid numbers high, thus justifying the need for mail-in balloting throughout the U.S. during the mid-term elections.
100% of COVID-19 everything about it is all lies
all lies all lies!!!!
The jury is not out on this and the only solution to this is to shut down the entire operation by not participating in it
The very first order for patriots is to never ever ever get a Covid test ever again
Covid tests are 100% fraud 100%
There is no delta variant. They can’t test for it. Just making up a new surge. The jabbed are more susceptible to colds and flu; and with more intense consequences.
Missing from this report is the Super-Super spreader event on our southern border. Around six thousand illegal immigrants EACH DAY are crossing our southern border. Around 1200 of these are infected with COVID-19. That many come - EVERY DAY. They’re being spread out across the US, mostly to red states.
How could there NOT be a COVID-19 crisis?
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This is a low intelligence response to a complex situation. There are a number of tests to determine presence of CoVID in a person's body. Clearly you have no clue what they are and how they should be used. These include the discarded (by CDC) PCH test that can't distinguish between seasonal flu and CoVID, like you find over the counter. Two other tests are done by testing blood for antibodies; short term and long term. The short term tests lipids for antibodies for a current infection. The long-term tests t-cells and show up after months of surviving a case of CoVID.
This is not an inclusive list of all test available.
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