I did my own research, because I’m qualified to VET RESEARCH, and it was obvious that the government’s position was wrong on nearly all counts.
The public was lied to, even if with ‘sedating’ intent.
Worse, the correct course of action was also obvious – isolate the vulnerable and the vector of their care providers, and then practice extraordinary hygiene at home, where most of it spreads.
But perhaps worst of all hospital beds were too few (even compared to Europe), strategic reserves and strategic manufacturing were offshored, and the government had lost the capacity to direct emergency production from the private sector.
And far worse than that, neither the CDC nor WHO (Nor FEMA), had run wargames to test and falsify plans, methods, procedures, and resources -and then published them for public scrutiny.
The government must not be permitted to ‘comfort the people’ with falsehoods instead of communicating the truth as known (not forecast), and it must demand performance by our ‘insurers of last resort’.
There are, at any given time, only three or four people at the top of any field. They are not in government employment. And they’re the only people worth asking anything of substance.
Most academics, scientists, and medical professionals are nothing more than clerks for domain-specific paperwork.