A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data.

An opinion by John P.A. Ioannidis

„If we decide to jump off the cliff, we need some data to inform us about the rationale of such an action and the chances of landing somewhere safe.“ – Full text

John P.A. Ioannidis is 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.