Literally nothing public health officials recommended had any measurable impact on the numbers (other than vaccination, which did measurably reduce deaths among

Literally nothing public health officials recommended had any measurable impact on the numbers (other than vaccination, which did measurably reduce deaths among the elderly, though contrary to public health officials’ statements, did nothing to stop the spread). Whether their about face had any impact is really beyond the point. Rather, the argument here is that the reason they turned on a dime with the position, which was, to remind you, explicitly about the topic of the protest, and not them being outside, shows quite clearly that they will gladly put political consideration above scientific ones. This means that you cannot trust in their integrity in other contexts either, especially ones where their recommendations just so happen to match their political proclivities. As a result, the credibility and trust their predecessors have earned over last century, are gone with the wind.