[Goose]

Loads of ways for people to then imagine an outdoor street festival or party might be safe enough given the messaging some politicians without science or medical training were dishing out at that time.

I am quite sure that the actual facts are that even people WITH science and medical training are unsure of the actual effects of many activities. There are just too many variables in any given activity, even if we had data to say the effects of each one. In general, we don't have that data because this is a new virus with unique characteristics. A lot of things we just can't yet know, at least not precisely. A few years from now we may. A lot of public policy right now is of necessity a "best guess". Unfortunately, many people don't take even these "best guesses" to heart.

[Goose]

Loads of ways for people to then imagine an outdoor street festival or party might be safe enough given the messaging some politicians without science or medical training were dishing out at that time.

I am quite sure that the actual facts are that even people WITH science and medical training are unsure of the actual effects of many activities. There are just too many variables in any given activity, even if we had data to say the effects of each one. In general, we don't have that data because this is a new virus with unique characteristics. A lot of things we just can't yet know, at least not precisely. A few years from now we may. A lot of public policy right now is of necessity a "best guess". Unfortunately, many people don't take even these "best guesses" to heart.