Politicization of very consequential things is inevitable and desirable. If you say "don't politicize trade", and attempt to make it a technocratic matter about

Politicization of very consequential things is inevitable and desirable. If you say "don't politicize trade", and attempt to make it a technocratic matter about trade treaties and comparative advantage and such, you'd be rightly laughed out of the room. Why should a response to a pandemic be different? To put another way: "de-politicize" simply means "don't discuss in the public realm".