In 2020 they recommended against face masks for non-healthcare workers. My understanding is that they did this to conserve masks for healthcare workers, as did the WHO. IMHO that was a really shitty thing for them to have done. Presenting all the facts and pleading with the public would, I think, have resulted in higher trust in them as an institution, ultimately saving lives, but that's just my opinion I guess.
But yeah, completely agree that even then it was more or less well meaning, as opposed to now.
I feel like people who don't like salads really just don't like salad dressing (and vice versa, I guess).
Smother those salads in a simple red wine vinegar and Dijon + EVOO dressing and I'd be plenty happy.