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How the coronavirus pandemic became Florida's perfect storm

  • Written by Tiffany A. Radcliff, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
imageFlorida cities like Miami have resorted to issuing their own protective rules as coronavirus case numbers climb.Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images

If there’s one state in the U.S. where you don’t want a pandemic, it’s Florida. Florida is an international crossroads, a magnet for tourists and retirees, and its population is older, sicker...

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