Just to remind you: “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics” - Mark Twain.@minutemenX
Of course, to be able to advance, science needs doubtful and questionning minds. Being a strong skeptical person mysel, I'm always questionning any scientific news. But statistics are not hypothetical, these are real numbers, put in real context. And as a normal rationnal person, I dont need any guidance from whoever, be it scientists or government officials, to read them and see the relationship between those numbers.