COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of voting by mail. Many people took advantage of this during the 2020 election; however, for those who did not, we've seen a huge spike in COVID-19 cases. The video below talks about how within the days leading up to the election, President Trump has made remarks discussing a return to the time before coronavirus. This has caused COVID-19 cases to increase in 13 battle ground states.
This causes you to stop and think: when will people believe in science over politics? With the winter season coming, it's expected that the virus will have a huge second wave that will be worse than the first wave. Unfortunately, the republican party has encouraged people to not believe the headlines which has resulted in spiking infection rates. Americas top epidemiologist have stated that politicians, including President Trump, have stopped listening to their advice and have decided to put politics first. This is going to have long lasting affects on the rise of cases going into the winter. Hopefully people begin to trust the science behind the virus and return to social distancing and wearing masks. If not, the numbers of cases will not stop increasing any time soon.
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