[nickysielicki]

> I remember the messaging at the beginning of last year being to expect at least 18 months, possibly much longer.

I remember messaging about timelines of several years. The fact that science eventually arrived at a consistent and accurate message doesn't mean that there wasn't consensus around the wrong opinions when it was most critical.

> You just explained above that these institutions are not powerful, and that they have limititations. Which one of these are true?

Nowhere did I claim they are not powerful, I simply claimed that they made bad decisions.