When those in power have lied to you, why would you trust their numbers?
I have seen the CDC lie with statistics for political purposes, for years, in the debate about restricting Second Amendment rights.
Yes, it is all about trust, trusting your ENEMIES. You trust them that they want you dead, in prison, or in a reeducation camp. SO WHEN ALL OF THEM INSIST YOU MUST DO SOMETHING AND THERE CAN BE NO DISCUSSION OR DISENT, YOU RUN LIKE HELL AWAY FROM WHATEVER THEY WANT YOU TO DO.
No need for tons of peer reviewed trials, epidemiology studies, Nobel laureates giving opinions,...