Debate Over Responses To The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, 2020

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Debate over responses to coronavirus pandemic

Topics
Elections • Protests • Religious service restrictions • School closures • State lockdowns • Testing
Arguments by topic
Testing • Mask requirements • School closures • Travel restrictions • Lockdown/stay-at-home orders • Expansion of absentee/mail-in voting • Religious service restrictions
Debate by state
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming
Related coronavirus coverage
Changes to elections • Federal responses • State responses


Ballotpedia is providing comprehensive coverage of how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting America's political and civic life. In addition to monitoring federal, state, and local responses to the coronavirus, we are also capturing the nationwide and local debates on whether to extend or lift coronavirus-related restrictions affecting the economy, schools, government operations, public health, religious services, and travel.

These arguments come from a variety of sources, including public officials, journalists, think tanks, economists, scientists, and other stakeholders. We encourage you to share the debates happening in your local community to editor@ballotpedia.org.


This article acts as a hub for this coverage. It includes links to policy-specific pages that provide an overview of the national debate on each topic. It also includes links to state-specific pages that dive into the debate that's happening in each state about a variety of policies. You will find the following sections on this page:

  • List of policy-specific debate pages
  • List of state-specific debate pages


Policy-specific debates[edit]

Ballotpedia is tracking national debate over specific coronavirus-related topics. Each page aggregates arguments from national figures or that apply nation-wide. Each page also contains links to state-specific debates over the topic for all 50 states.

Elections
Religious service restrictions
School closures
State lockdowns
Protests
Testing
Learn about Media Bias
Latest News on COVID-19 from the LeftCenter and Right

State-specific debates[edit]

Many debates over responses to the coronavirus pandemic are unique to individual states and localities. Select a state below to read about debates in that state.

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

General resources[edit]

The chart below shows coronavirus statistics from countries across the world. The information is provided by Real Clear Politics.

Click the links below to explore official resources related to the coronavirus outbreak.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • World Health Organization
  • Trends in Number of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the US Reported to CDC, by State/Territory
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations, Our World in Data (Number of vaccines administered)
  • Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker, New York Times (Progress of vaccine trials)


See also[edit]

  • Ballotpedia: Political responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
  • State government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
  • Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
  • Changes to ballot measure campaigns, procedures, and policies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2022
  • Ballotpedia's elections calendar

External links[edit]

The external resources listed below are related to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • World Health Organization

Footnotes[edit]



Categories: [Coronavirus_arguments_by_topic]


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