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Published on Mar 30, 2020

Dr. John Ioannidis of Stanford University explains why the estimates of COVID-19's death rate may be too high.

In our full interview, he cautions that we do not have reliable data to make long-term decisions about COVID-19, and that an extended lockdown might have far graver effects than the disease itself. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/ZEr4rmjwd0g

Dr. Ioannidis is Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University and Co-Director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS).

Dr. Ioannidis' article: https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/
Full Transcript: https://www.thepressandthepublic.com/perspectives-on-the-pandemic
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