Science has been used to justify bad policy and advice for decades, generally through corruption. How many people died younger because the sugar industry succes

Science has been used to justify bad policy and advice for decades, generally through corruption. How many people died younger because the sugar industry successfully convinced everyone that fat was the cause of obesity? Then after decades of being told to avoid fat, it came out that the trans fats we created to replace them were even worse. This is just one example, but shows that the cult of science is not immune to awful results. People who don’t want the covid vaccine aren’t just Republicans. Yes, they are a higher percentage (40% vs 15% Dems) in the studies I’ve seen. There are also large numbers of African American and Hispanics who have thus far told the pollsters they aren’t interested. As you point out, this is more about experts and how they interface with the public than probably anything else. I recently read Revolt of the Public by Martin Gurri and I’d say this whole situation aligns with his theory. People in general don’t trust the technocratic elite any longer. I’ll add the same stipulation you did, which I am pro science and truth. I have already received my first vaccine shot.