I don't get why anyone would object to a public health measure of this kind.
I was listening to a guy on the radio the other day who had 'gone off' at his local school board because they had not yet reopened the schools. It was clear that this guy was very frustrated because he and his wife both needed to work to keep up with the bills, yet could not because they had kids at home. They dealt with it as best they could, but it's going on a year, now, and their nerves are getting frayed.
Then, thanks to the crap-storm of political lies and propaganda that we all live in, now, this guy has convinced himself that the covid pandemic is mostly a hoax being perpetrated by democrats or liberals or communists or the school board, or whomever, for some inexplicable reason that he hadn't figured out, just to drive him and his family into poverty and compliance. As he talked he became more and more agitated, until he was screaming at and threatening the school board members.
I think when people's frustration and confusion and fear rise to a certain level, they lose the ability to reason, and on their grasp on what is a proper proportional response. They "lose their sh*t", so to speak, as this guy on the radio had. And at that point all kinds of bad and very stupid things can happen. Most parents would want to take the maximum precautions for their kids. Without question. They would not be willing to take any chances with their own children's health. But when the stress levels reach a certain point, they begin to lose the ability to think clearly, and then all kinds of really stupid and dangerous choices and reactions begin to start happening.
I don't think blaming them for this is of much value to anyone. What is of value, is trying to find ways of relieving all that stress, so people can think more clearly and react more reasonably, again. This is why it's so crucial to get more help to the public, quickly, and why the political deadlock in Washington is so damaging to the country in a time of great stress.