Have we authored our own demise because we were so sure that "following the science" meant taking experimental vaccines? Too early to tell. The arrival of more dangerous variants is not good news. "Following the science" is fine advice if the person communicating the science to the rest of us knows what he or she is saying. Stifling skepticism does not give me great confidence that the spokespersons for science are prepared to debate the validity of their scientific message.
Measure twice, cut once. Look before you leap. Think before you blindly follow some talking head over a cliff. We shall see.