Dr. John Ioannidis of Stanford University explains why COVID-19 overwhelmed Italy's population and healthcare system--and it's not what you think.
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEr4rmjwd0g&t=739s
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...
Full Transcript: https://www.thepressandthepublic.com/...
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