Stanford Professor: Data Indicates We’re Severely Overreacting To Coronavirus
By James Barrett
DailyWire.com

In an analysis published Tuesday, Stanford’s John P.A. Ioannidis — co-director of the university’s Meta-Research Innovation Center and professor of medicine, biomedical data science, statistics, and epidemiology and population health — suggests that the response to the coronavirus pandemic may be “a fiasco in the making” because we are making seismic decisions based on “utterly unreliable” data. The data we do have, Ioannidis explains, indicates that we are likely severely overreacting.

“The current coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. But it may also be a once-in-a-century evidence fiasco,” Ioannidis writes in an opinion piece published by STAT on Tuesday.

“Draconian countermeasures have been adopted in many countries. If the pandemic dissipates — either on its own or because of these measures — short-term extreme social distancing and lockdowns may be bearable,” the statistician writes. “How long, though, should measures like these be continued if the pandemic churns across the globe unabated? How can policymakers tell if they are doing more good than harm?”-- excerpt, rest at link above --

I want to add one caveat to this - those who are in a high-risk category, over 70, or suppressed immune system, or diabetes, or pulmonary issues, etc., should be avoiding contact right now. It's a roll of the dice for many of them.

And, this is Sanguine's opinion, but is based on what I have been reading and been given to understand from some in the medical profession.

Who is Sanguine?

Quote: truth_seeker wrote in post #5

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Counter Point:

475 died in the last day in Italy.

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How did Italy become the new ground zero of Coronavirus?

Italy is not a valid comparison to the US in any way, shape, or form. The area with the massive outbreak is teeming with chinese that they use for cheap labor, and is heavily polluted to begin with.

We learned the other day that the average age of those dying in Italy is 79.5 (80) years old. 99% of those dying had preexisted health conditions like heart disease, diabetes, or HBP.


And as we watch the US economy being destroyed more each day, I have no concern whatsoever about what happens in any other country outside of the US.


My salon owner is concerned that her reserves will run out very soon, yet she is fortunate that she has reserves... she gave me a run down of numerous small businesses already closed, or planning to close within a couple of weeks. Sorry, some number of people dying (which is likely to be far less that will dye from the flu this season) does not justify what is being done to this nation's economy, liberty and freedom, and both short term and long term debt situations. This is a completely avoidable disaster and I give no quarter no matter what administration is in office.

Very sad, Tinker. People masquerading as conservatives.

Quote: Tinker wrote in post #8

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Quote from: Bigun on Today at 06:33:55 PM
And it bothers you not at all that government officials have this much power over you and your life @musiclady ?

ALL they need is a pretext.
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Not if it is at the state level and the "pretext" is saving thousands of lives.

Your governor is not adding fuel to a meaningless fire. He doesn't fit your dismissive, insulting memes.

He is leading the people of Texas to a safer place and helping slow the upsurge of this disease and preserve the precious resources and potentially lives of the medical community of Texas.

And that is admirable.

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php...html#msg2172943

I think I may be getting at the root of the problem!

If the pretext is "admirable" anything goes!

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