Each day I feature a listener question sent by one of these methods.
Email: brianmudd@iheartmedia.com
Today’s entry:
Is there anything to the report that Florida deliberately underreported thousands of COVID deaths or is this another DeSantis hit by the news media?
Bottom Line: Possibly both. Let’s get to it. Today’s note came on back of recent research published in the American Journal of Public Health. In a story first reported by Yahoo News, the key statement from the findings which calls into question the number of attributed COVID deaths, was this:
(The number) is significantly greater than the official COVID-19 data suggest. What specifically did they find which calls into question Florida’s reporting? Here’s the breakdown direct from the study: