Yes, those in the trance will explain it away. However, you are very correct. All the changes they made at the advent of Covid should cause anyone to simply question.

There are so many dodgy aspects to all this. People simply cannot get their heads around it. But if you take each element, piece by piece, the picture unfolds in a startlingly clear manner.

All those changes you (and the OP) mention are simply one piece among 20, 30 different elements. All very relevant.