Stay-at-home orders have not reduced deaths from Covid-19 vs states using social distancing only

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States that have stay-at-home lockdown orders do not have fewer cases of Covid-19 per million people and do not have fewer deaths from Covid-19 per million people than states that used only social distancing according to political scientist Wilfred Reilly.

“the social-distancing states… [plus South Carolina] experienced 663 fewer cases per million and 42 fewer deaths per million on average than the lockdown states [minus New York],” notes Reilly.

 

Reference

Reilly W. There is no empirical evidence for these lockdowns: Comparing US states shows there is no relationship between lockdowns and lower Covid-19 deaths. Spiked.com. April 22, 2020.

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/04/22/there-is-no-empirical-evidence-for-these-lockdowns/

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