COVID-19 Outbreak Information Updates (Reboot) [over 150.000,000 US cases (est.), 6,422,520 US hospitilizations, 1,148,691 US deaths.]
Policy makers will never admit they were wrong. No matter which side of the political spectrum they come from.
Its a decision they have to live with.
We all, at some point, make a decision, with the best available information we have AT THE TIME of the decision.
Very few will readily admit mistakes. Especially if its not taken in context of the time that the decision was made. Many lose sight of the fact that things evolved quite quickly once COVID reached the US. At that point, mitigation was the main option. There were no viable other options other than to say " you know what? Eff it. Lets all get it and let the chips fall where they may" - and NO ONE was willing to do that. But some kept silent waiting for the opportunity to critique - but its so easy to critique when you arent the one having to make the decision.
In March of 2020, i applauded Jon Bel Edwards to make the call to lockdown work/school. It took a massive amount of guts to make that call based on the information presented to him at that time from every imaginable source. You have to trust the information is good. Question and verify. So when scientists and lead medical professionals are providing this info, its really all you have to go on to make informed decisions.
Now, 2 years into this pandemic, we have a much greater understanding of how it operates, viable therapies and prevention ( vaccine ) and so now i think much more thought needs to be given to what are the ramifications/consequences of the decision. Whereas 2 years ago, it was clear. Many more deaths than we had.
I dont envy decision makers.
I was just involved in our companies expansion. After almost 5 years of recommendations, the powers that be relented and listened to my advice. But i will have you know that EVERY SINGLE ONE of those decision makers has put the the "failure" of this new location squarely in my lap if it indeed fails. Now, im not involved in ANY ASPECT of hiring/firing, location, market research etc etc. Yet i will bear the brunt of the ire if it were to fail. Shoot, i caught flak last week because furniture, which was ordered Dec 1 to be delivered Dec 28 NEVER MADE IT and now our opening is delayed a month. ( i had nothing to do with ordering or keeping track of ). Yet i had Bossmang in my office a week ago ranting to me about how he "signed off on this and yet nothing happening"
If it is successful, i will have had very little to do with.
Its just how it goes.