#254 – Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns Lex Fridman Podcast

Jay Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine at Stanford University and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(10:18) - How deadly is Covid?

(39:48) - Covid vs Influenza

(45:42) - Francis Collins email to Fauci

(1:06:19) - Francis Collins

(1:13:48) - Vaccine safety and efficacy

(1:20:46) - Vaccine hesitancy

(1:37:21) - Great Barrington Declaration and lockdowns

(1:53:39) - Focused Protection

(2:15:31) - Fear

(2:19:57) - Advice for young people

(2:24:56) - Fear of death

(2:26:53) - Meaning of life