I think this largely happened because the naming of the viruses was so political especially at the WHO. Had they simply called it SARS-COV-2 instead of making u

I think this largely happened because the naming of the viruses was so political especially at the WHO. Had they simply called it SARS-COV-2 instead of making up COVID/ARDS monikers it would have been wven more obvious that the SARS playbook applied. And for SARS there was no shortage of evidence that airborne spread was happening though again th WHO denied it then as well.