California and Florida had different approaches regarding public heath policies and COVID. California had strong rules enforcing shutdowns, mask and vaccine requirements, school closures, on so on. Florida had a more laissez-faire attitude (in fact, it prohibited localities from enacting strict measures). This resulted in fewer business closings and lower unemployment, but at what cost? … Continue reading COVID Deaths and Age
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Voting and Vaccination
Back in April, the New York Times published an article about the correlation between 2020 presidential voting and Covid-19 vaccination rates. They found that the more a state or county voted for Trump, the lower the vaccination rate. Today I'll do an update, using recent data. Not surprisingly, the correlation is still there. The amount … Continue reading Voting and Vaccination
Binned Heatmaps
The New York Times has a lot of good COVID info; one of their pages tracts the vaccine rollout rate per state. Here's today's graph: This is known as a 'heatmap' - it uses colors to differentiate the values of the regions (here, states). In this case, it's a 'binned' heatmap - the map uses … Continue reading Binned Heatmaps