Not that anyone cares for my opinion but here is my take. The complete shutdown of all states in March even those with very little outbreaks created a situation where when the virus did come people were worn out from pandemonium. By the time the virus did infect these places hard, a lot of people had gone back to life thinking they didn't get it when it was bad, so why now. The failure of science was in delivery of messaging at the state level. Those early shutdowns were unnecessary as they were led to complacency and pandemic burnout. But in reality no one is to blame, the blame belongs on the virus. Pandemics are going to do what pandemics do. Masks work but are really only a placate measurement. You are lucky if you don't get it or have a mild cold like case. Unlucky if you get it bad. We ain't stopping it.