The problem was that these medical officials were complicit in the economic destruction. They recommended to policymakers that the country take an extreme posit

The problem was that these medical officials were complicit in the economic destruction. They recommended to policymakers that the country take an extreme position on the virus and shutdown nearly everything. Hindsight is 20/20 of course, but now it is becoming clear that such an extreme reaction was not necessary, especially when comparing with countries like Sweden who focused on protecting the elderly and vulnerable and more or less left everyone else alone. So, they made a mistake, and the fact that they also profited from that mistake is where we should be worried.