Florida has done away with mandatory mask wearing and lockdowns, a circumstance that has attracted a flood of outsiders coming for vacations and business conferences.
If you were to believe the premise that letting up on mask wearing and lockdowns would cause hospitalizations to skyrocket in the wake of this, you would be wrong. The truth is, despite the lack of mask mandates and lockdowns, hospitalization rates in Florida are on par with what they were during the flu season of 2018.
Looking at just the statistics alone, The Blaze found that in 2018 there were 1,972 hospitalizations per 1 million people. Today there are 1,998.
The bottom line, according to The Blaze, is “In other states, lockdown proponents can theoretically suggest that the reason the hospital numbers aren't worse is because of the measures they are taking. However, Florida serves as the perfect control group, given that there is no lockdown and there have been no statewide restrictions in place for several months.”
For the record, Mercola offices are in Florida, and “We are very grateful for that,” Dr. Mercola said.
SOURCE: The Blaze January 5, 2021