(It is an entirely within-bounds question)

I asked a question via this forum's Messages feature. I am hoping you saw it.

Ok, sorry. I worry.

What happened, to silence Patrick from this AMA?

(this question is just a rephrasing of the "existence of the other kind of oversight" one, so please don't answer both.)

What are plausible explanations for early "vaccination rollout" authorities' communications having been so aggressively wrongheaded, to hinder the use of about-to-expire doses?

Are there interests that would have wanted the U.S. pandemic response to be low-efficacy, or is that not a productive line of thinking?

What sort of oversight can prevent a headless (or "committee") venture from being launched, and what explains the existence of the other kind of oversight, that lets it happen?

How do you (Patrick) juxtapose "underpromise and overdeliver" against, when you're asked, assessing what someone with your (Patrick's) perceptions and skills could reasonably achieve going forward, given the opportunity?