The article is not worth reading the moment it complains about political bias in either direction.

most of the COVID public health science that appeared on TV, the internet allowed people to evaluate whether actual science contradicted what the government said was science, and freed them from lockdowns that were pointless, or taking vaccines which were claimed to prevent getting or transmitting covid and allowed people to evaluate them based on the factual risks / rewards.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/546234-cdc-r...

https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-coronavi...

https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-2021-video-saying-vaccina...