For future reference, here's a well articulated description of what went wrong in the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1diXKxuoDOQ https://www.youtube.com/w

For future reference, here's a well articulated description of what went wrong in the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1diXKxuoDOQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1diXKxuoDOQ (see 22:35/23:00) The video is about the popularity/rise of RFK Jr, however at around 23:00, the author does a retrospective on covid policy in the US. You don't need to watch the entire video, just 5-10 minutes starting at the timestamp above. Here are a few of the points raised in the video: 1. The risk-benefit ratio of the vaccine was different across different age groups and there was a mandate for young healthy adults which was scientifically unsupported. 2. Transmission rates were unaffected by the vaccines (studies referenced in the video at 23:38), yet mandates remained in effect. The point he was making here is that the US was slow to respond, and this had detrimental effects to people's livelihoods. 3. Paul Offit, who is a well known figure in virology, himself didn't comport with the CDC policy regarding vaccination. The point here is that even well regarded experts disagreed with the CDC. The video goes on to describe how masking recommendations differed across countries, especially for young children. So yea, there's no need to wonder why trust in public policy has been eroded in the US.