The problem is that no one's actually having the important debate about values. The emotional "grandma-killer" appeals started last March, and any remaining dissenters are dismissed as "a bunch of covid-deniers agree with you, so your argument is invalid." Nobody really wants to think about the price-tag they put on lives, so all that's left is disputing the evidence. It's like any time a country goes to war, really, except that there aren't any clear criteria for ever declaring it over.