Any plans to lock people down for years were destined for failure, anyway. With the exception of China, I don't know of any place that had true lock downs. It was work from home, online school, restaurants and shops were take out of curbside pick-up. We have a fairly tyrannical governor who was unsuccessful at her extreme efforts, even briefly, thanks to the lack of cooperation from those of us, who made it our mission to flaunt her orders/mandates relentlessly. There were freedom loving, BS hating Americans all over the country who said PGFY to all of it. All we ever had to do to end it, was not comply and the longer it went on, the fewer people who were going to comply, especially if their very survival was a stake.

This theory was confirmed to me by an acquaintance who is in upper management at our state CDC, who told me that our governor's plans had been far more restrictive than what was implemented (more like China) because of the push back. They can't force you to stay in your house. Trust me, I tested this. A lot. A polite eff off to the cops and they go away. It reveals their actual lack of power and authority. They can't have that happening on a massive scale. Cuz then, the whole jig is up.

I don't buy this theory. Trump could have stepped aside and let the shots roll out without actively endorsing and encouraging them. His biggest mistake, IMO, is repeatedly taking credit for them.