I know this
For all the noise, COVID is a virus, and we know quite a lot about viruses, including coronaviruses.
We have handled prior viruses in sound, rational ways. Identify and immunize the at-risk population, find the most effective treatments for those who get the virus, and make sure containment is focused on the demographics most at risk.
Lockdowns, mandatory mask mandates and telling people they cannot go to church, school or work have always been extreme measures that made no sense for what we know. Silencing doctors and nurses who had direct experience working with COVID patients also made no sense.
Some of us said that from the beginning, and the fear mongers are pretending the government and profiteers did not lie.
The worst damage is that when we next face a medical crisis, the public will remember the lies and not trust the government, even if this time there is reason to do so.
For all the noise, COVID is a virus, and we know quite a lot about viruses, including coronaviruses.
We have handled prior viruses in sound, rational ways. Identify and immunize the at-risk population, find the most effective treatments for those who get the virus, and make sure containment is focused on the demographics most at risk.
Lockdowns, mandatory mask mandates and telling people they cannot go to church, school or work have always been extreme measures that made no sense for what we know. Silencing doctors and nurses who had direct experience working with COVID patients also made no sense.
Some of us said that from the beginning, and the fear mongers are pretending the government and profiteers did not lie.
The worst damage is that when we next face a medical crisis, the public will remember the lies and not trust the government, even if this time there is reason to do so.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier