Covid 19 came out of no where. A scary virus that shut down China with the expectation of killing millions.
I don't think the initial response itself was wrong, we didn't know much about the virus. I think how it was communicated and handled after we understood that caused the problems we are seeing now.
Despite the data of a 96.4% survival rate and new data that suggests 99.6% survival rate, government and the media are still pushing the initial narrative. "You are gonna die fo sho if you get the crona yo." Which of course is not true.
Now that doesn't mean I should run out and hug all my neighbors, but it does cause uncertainty. Companies start to question, how long government will keep this going when the data doesn't support it? Employees watching businesses go under wonder, will they will have a job when this is over? How long will unemployment last? Why am I risking everything for 3.4 or .6%?
In reference to this article
Reuters - U.S. response to virus splinters into acrimony and uncertaintypsum.