I think the parent was saying it’s a reasonable thing to ask. What’s sad is that there is so much misinformation out there, and most of us are only familiar wit

I think the parent was saying it’s a reasonable thing to ask. What’s sad is that there is so much misinformation out there, and most of us are only familiar with the speculations of politicians and pundits with no scientific basis. And “official” seems to have lost a lot of its meaning in recent times.