How deadly is COVID-19? Early last year renowned epidemiologist Professor John Ioannidis published an analysis of seroprevalence (antibody) studies from 2020 which concluded the infection fatality rate (IFR) of COVID-19 – the proportion of those infected who die – was around 0.15% globally. It varied significantly by region, up to 0.3%-0.4% in Europe and the […]
Dr. John P. A. Ioannidis
Dear Pfizer: Leave The Children Alone by Paul Elias Alexander
Pfizer plans to go to the FDA to get authorization for vaccination of 5 to 12 year old children based on a study they claim to have completed. The Biden administration is on board. This is absolutely reckless, dangerous based on lack of safety data and poor research methodology, and without any scientific basis. Are […]
Infection Fatality Rate Of COVID-19 In Community-Dwelling Populations With Emphasis On The Elderly: An Overview by Dr. Cathrine Axfors and Dr. John P.A. Ioannidis
Background: The infection fatality rate (IFR) of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies widely according to age and residence status. Purpose: Estimate the IFR of COVID-19 in community-dwelling elderly populations and other age groups from seroprevalence studies. Study protocol: https://osf.io/47cgb. Data Sources: Seroprevalence studies done in 2020 and identified by any of four existing systematic reviews.Study […]
Why Most Published Research Findings Are False by Dr. John P. A. Ioannidis
There is increasing concern that most current published research findings are false. The probability that a research claim is true may depend on study power and bias, the number of other studies on the same question, and, importantly, the ratio of true to no relationships among the relationships probed in each scientific field. In this […]
Covid’s IFR Just Keeps Dropping New Study Says The Infection Fatality Ratio Of The “Deadly Virus” Has Fallen From 3.4% To 0.15%…That’s Plummeting 95% In Less Than A Year by Kit Knightly
Dr. John Ioannidis was one of the most vocal on this point, he was featured on our list and was also the first interview in the Perspectives on the Pandemic series. All the way along he has urged the need for cool heads and good data. His first a study, last April, found the REAL […]