Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. "vaccines were not stopping the transmission of COVID and thus mandates were pointless" I don't think it'

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. "vaccines were not stopping the transmission of COVID and thus mandates were pointless" I don't think it's very controversial to acknowledge that "mandates were pointless" is an opinion. There are many ways one might legitimately debate mandate policies, but using the claim that vaccines didn't stop transmission completely sure smells like a bad faith argument (again, of an opinion, not a fact).