It's pretty simple if we break it down.
Why did trump rush the vaccine with operation warp speed?
Either part of the plan was Trump losing the election due to cheating, in which case he knew that if he didn't get the vaccine out before he left office, they certainly wouldn't get it out to the public, maybe ever. Which would ensure the justification for endless lockdown and from that, economic death spiral.
Or he knew there was a chance he could lose, and it wasn't part of the plan, and the rest above remains true.
Now because he rushed it out, they're once again scrambling, playing defense. They can't laud him as to give him too much credit. But they very well can't push against the vaccine since that's one of their major talking points.
If you notice how psychotic they appear, it's because they're rushing to get to their end goal as time is running out. What you're seeing is a 10-12 year plan being pushed within 2-4 years.
The slow boil is gone. It is now haphazardly in everyone's face, and there's nothing they can do but hope they have enough support on their side from the public to keep the charade going.
They don't.
The only reason I don't buy the placebos argument is because it's too easy for them to turn out back on him currently and say he gave you a take, here's the real one.
I tend to think it's a shot utilizing harmless, but effective treatment.