I am a scientist and it pains me to say it, but “science” in the US has become a religion - an absolute matter of faith in man.
However, what we have is NOT true science because skepticism is not allowed and truth is derived from those who proclaim themselves to be its high priests - much as Fauci did when he said “I am science”.
I would rather have questions with no answers than answers that cannot be questioned - Feynman
Skepticism is a part of science as all results should be falsifiable.
Problem is the skepticism that most people were relying on was coming from podcast hosts, sports figures and bloggers.
My good friend has a son who is a PhD scientist of some kind. Neither he nor any of his PhD buddies at work got the shot. Told my friend all the hype was about selling vaccines.