john ioannidis

1/Dr Ioannidis, Stanford prof of medicine/epi & one of most cited academics globally, said in Mar2020: "If we had not known about a new virus out there, & had not checked ppl with PCR tests, the number of total deaths d/t 'influenza-like illness' would not seem unusual this yr.."

2/ Dr. Ioannidis, Stanford prof of medicine and epidemiology, in March 2020: "...At most, we might have casually noted that flu this season seems to be a bit worse than average. The media coverage would have been less than for an NBA game between the two most indifferent teams."