{"id":12034,"date":"2020-04-07T00:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T04:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=12034"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T19:22:09","slug":"perspectives-on-the-pandemic-dr-john-ioannidis-of-stanford-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=12034","title":{"rendered":"Perspectives on the Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><STRONG>Dr. Ioannidis on Why We Don&#8217;t Have Reliable Data Surrounding COVID-19<\/STRONG><\/p>\n<p><EM>By Journeyman Pictures &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\nApril 3, 2020<\/EM><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QUvWaxuurzQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAs the coronavirus pandemic tightens its grip across the world, is the reaction a fiasco in the making? Stanford University professor Dr John Ioannidis lifts the lid on our worrying lack of reliable data.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<STRONG>Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr John Ioannidis of Stanford University | Episode 1<\/STRONG><br \/>\n<em>March 26, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d6MZy-2fcBw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Dr John P.A. Ioannidis is a professor of medicine and professor of epidemiology and population health, as well as professor by courtesy of biomedical data science at Stanford University School of Medicine, professor by courtesy of statistics at Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences, and co-director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS) at Stanford University.<\/em><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nPerspectives on the Pandemic Episode 1: Dealing with Coronavirus, a fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data. <\/p>\n<p>Interview highlights:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=50s\" dir=\"auto\">00:50<\/a>-Dr. Ioannidis summarizes his article titled \u201cA fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data\u201d (linked below)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=227s\" dir=\"auto\">03:47<\/a>-The truth about COVID-19\u2019s death rate<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=381s\" dir=\"auto\">06:21<\/a>-What makes COVID-19 different than the Swine Flu<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=523s\" dir=\"auto\">08:43<\/a>-How do we get accurate data on COVID-19?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=587s\" dir=\"auto\">09:47<\/a>-The Diamond Princess Cruise Quarantine<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=912s\" dir=\"auto\">15:12<\/a>-Should everyone be tested?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=1007s\" dir=\"auto\">16:47<\/a>-Italy &amp; COVID-19<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=1386s\" dir=\"auto\">23:06<\/a>-Is self-isolation the best cure?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=1626s\" dir=\"auto\">27:06<\/a>-Medical supplies shortage in New York<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=1788s\" dir=\"auto\">29:48<\/a>-But wait, what is a coronavirus?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=2040s\" dir=\"auto\">34:00<\/a>-What is this pandemic\u2019s outcome?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=2186s\" dir=\"auto\">36:26<\/a>-Identifying COVID-19 cases<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=2339s\" dir=\"auto\">38:59<\/a>-Why is COVID-19 putting a stress on the medical system?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=2482s\" dir=\"auto\">41:22<\/a>-The \u201cNew Normal\u201d in the face of COVID-19<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=2616s\" dir=\"auto\">43:36<\/a>-Is the cure worse than the disease?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=2815s\" dir=\"auto\">46:55<\/a>-Are we over-preparing for the affects of COVID-19?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=2875s\" dir=\"auto\">47:55<\/a>-The role of politics in the United States\u2019 COVID-19 response<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=2963s\" dir=\"auto\">49:23<\/a>-Are the current isolation orders creating a bigger problem?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=3140s\" dir=\"auto\">52:20<\/a>-High risk populations<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=3219s\" dir=\"auto\">53:39<\/a>-Biases in our COVID-19 response<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=3371s\" dir=\"auto\">56:11<\/a>-The World Health Organization\u2019s role<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=3460s\" dir=\"auto\">57:40<\/a>-What can we learn from this pandemic?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6MZy-2fcBw&amp;t=3693s\" dir=\"auto\">1:01:33<\/a>-How long will the COVID-19 lockdown last?<\/p>\n<p>See his thoughts in writing here:<br \/>\n<A HREF=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2020\/03\/17\/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data\/\">https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2020\/03\/17\/a&#8230; <\/A><\/p>\n<p><STRONG>Dr. Fauci Answers Trevor\u2019s Questions About Coronavirus | The Daily Social Distancing Show<\/STRONG><br \/>\n<I>Mar 26, 2020<\/I><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8A3jiM2FNR8\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nInfectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci shares what makes COVID-19 so insidious, busts myths about the virus and breaks down why adhering to public health guidelines is paramount. <\/p>\n<p><STRONG>Perspectives on the Pandemic | Professor Knut Wittkowski | Episode 2<\/STRONG><\/p>\n<p><EM>April 3, 2020<\/EM><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lGC5sGdz4kg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nPerspectives on the Pandemic Episode 2:  In this explosive second edition of Perspectives on the Pandemic, Professor Knut Wittkowski, for twenty years head of The Rockefeller University&#8217;s Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design, says that social distancing and lockdown is the absolutely worst way to deal with an airborne respiratory virus. <\/p>\n<p>Further, he offers data to show that China and South Korea had already reached their peak number of cases when they instituted their containment measures.  In other words, nature had already achieved, or nearly achieved, herd immunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Ioannidis on Why We Don&#8217;t Have Reliable Data Surrounding COVID-19 By Journeyman Pictures &#8211; YouTube April 3, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic tightens its grip across the world, is the reaction a fiasco in the making? 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