If you rely on reliable public health authorities for pandemic-related advice, you're in the clear, logically speaking.
If you rely on unreliable public health authorities, you might feel OK about your choice, but you're not in the clear, logically.
If you rely on unreliable public health authorities, you might feel OK about your choice, but you're not in the clear, logically.
Are they trustworthy enough to modify behavior in ways that appear proportionate to the risk when they make an recommendation and show their reasoning and whatever data they have? Yes, of course, but that’s no longer based on their name/reputation alone and, because it’s only a temporary behavior change, it has a much lower standard of proof.