Odds and Ends

The Intersection of Politics and Healthcare The graphs below (from The New York Times) show some of the most arresting data I have yet seen during the Covid era.  The graph on the right displays Covid mortality statistics in US counties over time, broken down by the percentage of population that voted for Trump in 2020.  The bottom curve shows that in counties where less than 30% of the population voted for Trump the Covid mortality rate thru January of 2024 was about 200 per 100,000 people.  In counties where over 70% voted for Trump, the death rate was about…

by jpwmd April 17, 2024