Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis, Stanford University (Interview II)

Episode 4 | An Update with Dr. John Ioannidis, Stanford University

(Originally published on April 17th, 2020)

In this long-awaited follow-up to his interview in late March, Dr. John Ioannidis discusses the results of three preliminary studies, (including his latest, which shows a drastically reduced infection fatality rate); the worrisome effects of the lockdown; the Swedish approach; the Italian data; the ups and downs of testing; the feasibility of “”contact tracing””, and much more.

Read Dr. Ioannidis’ studies here :

COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California

Population-level COVID-19 mortality risk for non-elderly individuals overall and for non-elderly individuals without underlying diseases in pandemic epicenters

What Other Countries Can Learn From Italy During The Pandemic