Scientific consensus regarding Corona

Hello Rabbi.

How can we determine what the consensus is today? It is currently very common to mock and snub any scientist who thinks differently. Dr. Price was acquitted of a defamation lawsuit against 4 members of the National Health Service, after she called them "corona deniers." The judge wrote that she acted in accordance with her duty to protect the public. I even saw you call Yoram Les a "corona denier." Recently, the National Health Service tried to run an advertising campaign on buses in the Dan company ("About corona vaccines for children – only parents decide"), and even this poor campaign, after much pressure, the Dan company will not publish it (https://twitter.com/Nadav_Eyal/status/1462529593114566659).

2 questions:

1. If we decided that we need to belittle and silence anyone who could harm the success of dealing with the coronavirus, how can we know that the scientific consensus is indeed what we think it is? Is it possible that it is completely different, but we managed to silence the scientists who think differently, for fear that they will be offended? When Georg Cantor proposed a mathematical idea that was illegitimate in the eyes of his peers, it probably occurred to him in his right mind. Is it possible that the majority opposes what is considered consensus, and is silent?

2. If, God forbid, the truth is that the harms of the coronavirus vaccines outweigh their benefits, and they should be taken off the shelf, as is occasionally done with vaccines, can we be sure in the situation that has arisen that brave scientists will arise and write studies that will clarify the matter? And if such studies are written, will they be received and heard appropriately in the atmosphere that has been created?

Thank you and hopefully the discussion won't deteriorate too quickly.