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There's imperfect data then there's their own scientists' predictions. They were told on 21 Feb that 1.3 million deaths was a reasonable worst-case forecast. Where they're most sharply criticised is in their politicisation of science and trying to float her immunity as a solution, and I think that's very valid.
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I think these are fair points.
The time for criticism on many issues is now - for example: the Tories ineptitude when it comes to describing and implementing their own policies, or the state the NHS was in when this hit, or the potential for political decisions informing scientific proposals, or... But trying to make retroactive predictions or provide historical counterfactuals based on imperfect data and diverse cases is a waste of time. But there will be plenty of opportunities to do so in the future.
Imho.