Perhaps it’s worth reflecting on whether, in a pandemic, someone’s personal freedoms are incompatible with the means by which a virus can be prevented from spreading. And then, what is “worth” more?
This seems like an art of asking loaded questions in response to loaded questions. How about repeating that sentence after reasonable ^s/someone/everyone/ substitution? I just can not say that to real fellows.
The issue lies is considering the scientific operations of the organisation in isolation. It is naive to presume their scientists have free rein to consider all possible avenues. Likewise the scientists themselves are subject to the dynamics of everyday life. It takes time and clear thinking to eliminate external influences from research. Both are in short supply in an environment of panic and fear.
Consensus was always a social construct, and never a special state of ultimate scientific wisdom. During the panic of covid, many thought that a forced consensus got us ‘close enough’ to the truth. Most people are only now waking up to how wrong and damaging it was.