The experts have never communicated about this virus in a way that I would consider to be normal. The no mask/homemade mask/double homemade mask thing never made much sense. They closed down medical offices, made people terrified of going to the hospital at all and then gave only the vaguest of information regarding how to treat the virus at home. Add in the mixed and varied messages about children/schools/distance learning, as well as, the arbitrary closures and strange concerns about masking up outside...
It's been a mixed up, wacko, mumbo jumbo of a mess. In terms of keeping the elderly safe, some states like Florida got it right by using simple decency and common sense. Other states....did not get it right to put it mildly.
I'm glad that there is a vaccine now. Hopefully we can start to move beyond this.
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