No. of Recommendations: 3
Much of the official approved information (eg vaccinations prevent infection, cloth masks keep you safe, school children must be kept home, small businesses must be closed, small family gatherings are forbidden) turned out to be false.
The last thing I want is a Ministry of Truth controlling what information I am allowed to hear.
"Turned out to be false" based on continued experience and data gathering. This had ZERO to do with a "Ministry of Truth" controlling what information you're allowed to hear. This was a new virus.....not a variant of a familiar virus, but something completely new, spreading like wildfire, and all too often with devastating consequences. It was overwhelming healthcare facilities and staff. So the earlier guides and restrictions put in place reflected what little knowledge had been established plus best guesses and trying to be as preventive as possible to prevent deaths, hospitalizations, etc. It took time to gather and analyze the laboratory and clinical data that enabled unavoidable erroneous conclusions to be replaced with facts.
The only control-of-information attempts that did take place were earlier on, under Trump, with his efforts to control communications from the CDC, from his task force, and HHS to diminish the perceived degree of threat and protect his image. (This has all been documented.) Yes, he did push hard for vaccine development. But that doesn't diminish the enormous impact of his interference.
