Yes, they figured it out almost immediately yet many chose to keep their heads down and said nothing for fear of... fill in the blank. So either they were directly involved or they were trying to stay employed. If more would have stood up and objected this would have shut down relatively quickly.

As a clinician with over 2 decades of experience in general practice it was obvious to me within the first couple of weeks into this shit show that things were seriously going sideways. There were several grand rounds online that I participated in and it became clear to me that there was a narrative already crafted and being pushed. The treatment protocols being implemented were insane and did not make sense - especially with regards to early treatment and ventilators. Any clinical based objections were met with heavy resistance and shut down immediately. Those trying to raise objections or alternatives were marginalized and sometimes publicly insulted. The fix was in. I knew then that I would not participate.

I have to question the competency of a professional that is supposed to be highly trained but yet did not see what was happening. The claim that they didn't know does not fly with me. They lose either way. They didn't know but should have, or they saw but chose not to object.