There was never going to be any response that is accepted by all as "perfect" for the fundamental reason that people disagree on how exactly we should respond.
Some people wanted to shut everything down until the virus was eradicated. And some of those people still do.
Some people wanted to go on with life as normal. And some of those people still do.
And a lot of people are somewhere in the middle, wanting to be responsible and wear masks and remain socially distant in order to protect the most vulnerable, while also getting on with life and not jeopardizing the futures of a generation of students, the disadvantaged, the poor and hungry, any more than we already have.
But those fundamental differences in approach, dictate that there was never going to be a universally acceptable response.