Unfortunately, whether or not a mask is effective or a particular vaccination will do the trick, 'science' does not win the day; the one with the biggest mouth does.
A perfect example is the abortion controversy. The real issue is whether or not a human life is being willfully destroyed. And so what do we do? We make it a women's right issue. We downplay the 'life' by calling it a 'product' of conception etc. Those against are called anti-choice, but those in favor are never called anti-life. And so we as a whole, deflect from the real issue that is at hand.
Taking it back to covid, it becomes a political issue, a profitable issue, a power issue...but not a moral issue....meaning What's the RIGHT thing to do and are we willing to do it? Going by history, the clear answer is a resounding NO!