New York Times Quotes Wakefield in New Article on WHO’s COVID Death Toll Calculations
Posted: 4/15/2022 (CSDE in the News)
CSDE Affiliate and Executive Committee Member Jon Wakefield is cited in New York Times reporting that broke over the weekend. The article investigates the production and delays in the World Health Organization’s effort to calculate the global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic. Wakefield, who played a key role in building the model used for these estimates, is quoted highlighting the rigorous sensitivity tests the team has undertaken to ensure the accuracy of estimates.