During the COVID pandemic, public health officials were obsessed with presenting a united front and a grossly oversimplified message regarding anything pandemic-related.
Is masking up a good or bad idea? There was little to no data that it was a good idea, but once the idea was pushed out there, everybody fell in line.
That 6-feet social distancing guidance? The idea came out of nowhere and had zero scientific evidence to back it up, but soon enough, we were all standing in lines outside in winter because we had to “follow the science.” School closures? You will murder grandma if you go to school, despite the fact that European nations and many states dropped the idea quickly without consequence.
And then there was the COVID vaccine. The evidence that it was dangerous for some people to take it came in fast and furious, but the government and the…
