That incredibly brazen, glaringly politicized and complete reversal in "public health advice" was a major turning point for me, as it was for many, in trusting health authorities.

What Fauci did in declaring the "lab leak" theory off-limits is way worse.

https://theintercept.com/2020/06/11/the-abrupt-radical-reversal-in-how-public-health-experts-now-speak-about-the-coronavirus-and-mass-gatherings/