There were a number of studies online before 2020 which arrived at the same conclusion (though not specifically mentioning COVID-19). Citing those would invite being called a science denier both by humans and social media platforms.
Everyday working folks don't trust science, because, science as it is today is just an appeal to authority.
Interesting. I said covid overreach would be the the death of climate science as well. But not before the tools used during covid are brought to bear once again but on a far larger scale.
Only the covid vaccine failure had the power to stop the ever reaching Tenacles of climate action.
What do you think? Does your skepticism extend further after living through a parallel non-crisis treated as a crisis?