John Ioannidis: "Science Has Become a Weapon"

WELT AM SONNTAG:

Last May you wrote in a British newspaper that lockdowns were no longer necessary in the pandemic.

Your reason at the time: The corona virus was already widespread and hardly more dangerous than the flu.

At the time, you also did not consider contact tracing and mass tests to be useful.

Was that premature?

John Ioannidis:

Even then it was clear: we don't need any draconian measures.

They do not bring any additional benefit.

Social distancing, masks, avoiding crowds, hygiene rules, all of this makes a lot of sense.

In addition, you have to protect the risk groups, otherwise there will be a massacre.

After all, it is a new virus, there is little or no immunity to it in the population.

WELT AM SONNTAG:

In the ten months since your article there have been 2.6 million corona-related deaths - and these are only those that are known about.