I don’t think this narrative is true. So much of the early discussion around covid was about how little we knew. I think we were generally adequately informed

I don’t think this narrative is true. So much of the early discussion around covid was about how little we knew. I think we were generally adequately informed about the likelihood that our early understanding would change. Now, of course, there was hysteria and people making overly strong claims. But that’s nothing new or specific to our covid response. Some people might have problems with the strong recommendations from authorities/experts, given the lack of information. But keep in mind that not recommending action was also a very strong and risky stance, given what we knew. So there was no choice. Guesses had to be made, one way or the other, and of course some of them would turn out to be wrong.