California unveils plan to become first state to treat coronavirus as ‘endemic’ risk
wapoSEP 2021
The Spin
Left narrative
Strict COVID policies worked and now it's time to respond to lesser caseloads with a return to normalcy while continuing to monitor risks and potential spikes.
Right narrative
California and other Democrat-run states are responding to political polling ahead of the midterms rather than to science. When Newsom announced the mandate would be lifted, COVID deaths were triple the rate they were when restrictions were introduced.
