Public health policy for Americans that doesn't take into account the special characteristics of Americans is a mistake. It doesn't matter if the chosen policy

Public health policy for Americans that doesn't take into account the special characteristics of Americans is a mistake. It doesn't matter if the chosen policy would be the correct policy anywhere else. When you come out of the gate with masks aren't effective, just was your hands, then go to masks are mandatory, Americans are going to be upset because you're making them do something that you just told them not to do. They're also going to distrust future recommendations. When a new mandate comes through, they're going to be less likely to comply and more likely to make a big fuss. Combine that with less than effective outreach on reasonable expectations of the vaccine in terms of reduction of illness and immune response to the injection, and it's a recipie for mistrust. And since many of the mandates were found unenforcable, it weakens the potential power of future mandates, should there be a need.