"I'm literally so confused"

you literally are.

"That Pew poll regarding scientific distrust is specifically related to the Covid pandemic"

correct!

"but you're taking about measles"

incorrect! as I've stated multiple times and in every comment, I'm talking about the US-specific rapidly declining mistrust in science, leading to tragedies like the resurrection of the measles.

again, for your benefit, the key phrase here is "the specifically rapidly declining mistrust in science".

"why are the sociological elements I've mentioned before not value added..."

because you are not contributing information that is necessary or requested.

you began with platitudes, moved on to inconsequential tangents, offered unprovable negative hypotheticals with a through line that scientific mistrust has not been increasing in the last decade, which Is objectively wrong according to statistical analysis, including the poll I supplied to you with and every other poll you can look up on scientific mistrust in the last decade.

If someone had asked, "were vaccines historically maligned?", one of your tangents would have been relevant.

but no one asked you any of that, and you persisted in misinterpreting the meme and then continuing to misinterpret my statement as some sort of request for you to share misguided theories and misinformation, which i do not appreciate.

"...this over a simple comment about the Human Genome Project"

Yes, since you would not take me at my word initially and quadrupled down on your misinformation, i have had to repeat multiple times that your valueless comments are not appreciated and should not have been made.