Placeholder. This will cover what can be scientifically said about those topics, and what can be scientifically determined about how successful (or not) they were during the 2020-2021 pandemic.
There is some rigorous formal research that is relevant. There is also a great deal of research done in the field during the pandemic, with varying degrees of believability and scientific rigor.
And we will try to compare what was done with what is known or thought to be effective. And will try to be fair in applying what was known pre-Covid (and yes, there was relevant research that could have guided what was done).