A sudden surge of the virus is a stark reminder of two things: The pandemic isn’t over, and it could be part of the referendum on the Biden presidency.
I agree with you completely, but that doesn't exempt the current administration from doing more about it. And I don't mean that as a both-sideism, I just mean that it's not unhealthy to criticize and encourage the (less shitty) side you are on to be even less shitty.