I still would rather trust WHO/CDC (who have been proven incorrect multiple times) The problem is that when you use your authority to push something, and that

I still would rather trust WHO/CDC (who have been proven incorrect multiple times) The problem is that when you use your authority to push something, and that something turns out to have been wrong or even a patronizing lie (e.g. masks, percentage of population required for herd immunity, predicted length of the pandemic), you lose all respect for your authority. See also "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."