You give us a lot to chew on in this piece. My trust in public health was deeply eroded by the whole, "Masks won't help" line we were all given early in the pandemic, which seemed blatantly counterintuitive and sowed the seeds for distrust further out. I know officials were trying to make the best decisions in the moment, but lying to the public was not a good look or good choice.
The News: Follow the Science, Into Confusion?
You give us a lot to chew on in this piece. My trust in public health was deeply eroded by the whole, "Masks won't help" line we were all given early in the pandemic, which seemed blatantly counterintuitive and sowed the seeds for distrust further out. I know officials were trying to make the best decisions in the moment, but lying to the public was not a good look or good choice.