Woah this escalated quickly the last day or so. I'll defend Fauci and believe his advice is based in science and not biased towards the senior population now anymore than it was for the young when he first started in the early 80's. He gives advice and politicians make decisions. He has medical advice, not economic or otherwise and this decision is complex with many layers and affected stakeholders.
So you can't, nor do you want to listen to one stakeholder when there are many more than that. However, not all stakeholders are equal as there are priorities. Think of it as the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, we need to be alive before we need money, we need to be healthy and not in the hospital before we need a job, etc. It is more nuanced and complex, but this is the crux of being a politician is that you have to prioritize and make judgements. Often times these judgements are made in alignment of a political agenda and thus, it makes decisions somewhat predictable. In that you think perhaps a Democrat will make decision A whereas a Republican will make decision B.
In a public health crisis/pandemic the idea that all people agree on the priorities is galvanizing, such as when this first started in the USA for example. Everyone was shocked/scared/fearful and rightly so, of the effects of the virus and agreed by and large to whatever restrictions were placed. Over a longer period of time people started to think this will have an affect on me and my family, so they are more willing to take risks for they didn't want to lose their jobs/business/income. This has been the balancing act that is proving difficult everywhere around the world and why so many people have a polarizing view on what should be done.
Although much is reported negatively in the media, I focus on the positive stories reported of neighbors, co workers, relatives, or strangers doing extremely empathetic and selfless actions that are inspiring. It shows that regardless of what politician is in office we are compelled to help others when others are in need, as the realization is that someday (maybe even now) we are that someone in need.