Why are we willing to accept a devastating economic shutdown or the quarantining of healthy people? Why do we think masks will save us or 6-feet of distance is necessary? Why are we focused on vaccines, testing, and contact tracing? It's because we believe in the threat of COVID-19. Why do we believe in the severity of that threat? Who told us to fear the virus? Was it really the models and experts? They were relied upon but, think about it, who gave them their voice?