When wrong, shout louder, get angry, double-down, attack your critics in any way possible. Accuse them of being anti-vaxx, or something of the sort. Dig for the dirt. How to succeed in politics 101, page one, paragraph one.
Heres the most revealing paragraph in the article, the one that exposes the most-triggered among us, the Karens who infest every Facebook feed. Unfortunately, we are also infested with feckless leaders who are mostly experts in CYA.