THE GREATEST ASSET OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS TRUST, WHICH HAS BEEN SQUANDERED: Why only half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine: Not enough people would elect to get vaccinated to create a protective herd immunity effect, a survey suggests.

For institutions to be trusted, they must be trustworthy, and for that they have to be run by people with the self-discipline and commitment to place the mission above personal or party or class interests. We don’t have people like that running our institutions anymore, and the price for that is steep.