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> the problem is that people can’t deal with uncertainty, and fill in too many blanks in their minds with over-simplistic assumptions.

No, the problem is that this was communicated in imperfect ways to the public (as you said yourself), who then filled in the gaps themselves. Risk communication is complicated and the govt, the experts, and the media all failed the public here.

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I don't disagree that there were a lot of communication issues, but I think many people don't appreciate just how difficult public health communications is.

It literally does not matter how right you are or well you communicate something: there will always be groups of people who misinterpret what you say, don't understand what you say, or weaponize what you say for political purposes.