i am just a kitten and not jōyō daishi or anything, but i think maybe this is one of those zen koan whatchamacallits.
“if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?”
“if a covid precaution does not make a difference, does it still work?”
1,287,593 adverse event reports, including 28,532 deaths (113 of those children) through 5/27/22; untold damage to the economy, children's development, the social fabric, sanity, freedom, health, and happiness … I'd say they made a BIG freaking difference.
They work to destroy peoples lives, a primary mission of progressives.