It's not just the wrong recommendations that have contributed to deaths, they have also undermined trust in governmental advice heavily by changing the narrative so fast.
They should do well to remember people aren't goldfish and have memories beyond three seconds.
I know it sounds a bit dramatic, but I would really like it if people took at least "a bit" of the underlying meaning of a specific phrase used in the ancap community. "Tax Cattle". It's been a really good way for me to conceptually explain quite a few of the actions taken by governments around the world during this pandemic. It's a sort of weird hybrid relationship between "protector" and "farmer". More leaning to the latter judging by how willing officials are to take "calculated risks" with people's lives so as to maintain business, work and normal day to day functioning of the cities/countries. "Freedom" of the people only being an afterthought and something we still don't quite have back yet.
They should do well to remember people aren't goldfish and have memories beyond three seconds.