Last month, public health officials and politicians likewise parroted talking points about how flight restrictions and border controls don’t work and masks are ineffective.

Weeks later, we were scrambling to shut our borders and are now desperately trying to make up for a shortage in masks and other personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.

Imagine going from calling those who first sounded the alarm racist to not letting families play alone on a sports field.

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