To judge the way the pandemic has been handled, you have to be an expert yourself. Because right now it's like telling a physicist how stupid his theory is while you're flipping his burger at BK. Sure, their theory may sound stupid to you, but that is your problem.
> frightening the daylights out of people
Yeah, infantilize the populations, shield them from reality, tell them "don't worry, Karen!" Virus will surely take notice and stop being so murderous.