John Ioannidis: Virus Lockdown – Fiasco? Decisions Being Made Without Reliable Data

A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data How can policymakers tell if they are doing more good than harm? with lockdowns of months, if not years, life largely stops, short-term and long-term consequences are entirely unknown, and billions, not just millions, of lives may …

Owl: 80% of All Positive Virus Tests are FALSE

“the positive predictive value of the active screening was only 19.67%, in contrast, the false-positive rate of positive results was 80.33%.” [Potential false-positive rate among the ‘asymptomatic infected individuals’ in close contacts of COVID-19 patients].