P.T. Barnum axiom at work.
There are two types of kooks that have emerged in this pandemic: The kooks who are are terribly fearful of anyone who observes the virus is dangerous and the kooks who are fearful of anyone who names the virus harmless. Both types become hysterical and attack when they think they hear traces of the other one. Discussions of true or false medical data and information does not alter the hysteria that comes from the either group of kooks.