I call bullshit. A risk assessment, in a case like this, is not a static measure, as the types of risk change and, more importantly, when the impact of those risk change, that is the impact decreases, then the assessment is reanalyzed and risk planning and risk controls can be modified to account for those changes when risk factors have acceptably lowered.
We sure as hell shouldn’t be making public health decisions based on the ignorant prattling of a demogogue politician who doesn’t have the first clue what he’s doing or partisan tribal politics. That is beyond stupid and down right irresponsible. Mother fuckers who do that shit are always the first ones to throw others under the bus when their mistakes go south.