[winflop]

1.  They really are in a tough position, inasmuch as they are flying blind on what really limits transmission and what doesn't.  They know they need to do something, so they take some wide swings.

At this point there's really no excuse to "flying blind." There has been more than ample time to gather and analyze contact tracing and other data to better understand what is causing COVID spread - and equally more important what is not causing it.

[winflop]

1.  They really are in a tough position, inasmuch as they are flying blind on what really limits transmission and what doesn't.  They know they need to do something, so they take some wide swings.

At this point there's really no excuse to "flying blind." There has been more than ample time to gather and analyze contact tracing and other data to better understand what is causing COVID spread - and equally more important what is not causing it.