Dr. Fraiman's Apology for Lockdowns and to Doctors he Criticized

Emergency Room Doctor: I Apologize To Great Barrington Declaration Proponents, You Guys Were Correct.

Dr. Joseph Fraiman criticized COVID-19 mitigation efforts and said society has to question if we want a public policy that is "obviously producing large harm and offering only a minimal benefit at best." In a Zoom session with other doctors, Fraiman apologized for criticizing proponents of the Great Barrington Declaration and said he hopes other doctors realize they made a mistake. Dr. Joseph Fraiman is an Emergency Medicine Physician based in Louisiana.

"These policies were harmful. Initially, I was - I don't want to say I was ignorant but it was irrelevant because there were lives on the line, I'm an emergency doctor. There were lives on the line. No, we have to do it. But if the policies didn't make a big difference and they only caused harm then you have to start rethinking what we're doing," Fraiman said.

"The reality is hospitalizations and deaths were not reduced by 20% by any policies," Fraiman said. "Because if they were we would have had studies at this point that would have consistently identified that. And that just has not occurred at all. So, I think as a society we have to decide if we want to continue a public policy that's obviously producing large harm and offering only a minimal benefit at best. It's currently unmeasurable."

"Also, personally, I would like to apologize to the three other scientists sitting with me here on Zoom, the proponents of the [Great] Barrington Declaration," Fraiman said. "Initially, I did think y'all were crazy, or dumb, or maybe you just didn't understand what I was seeing. But I now realize -- I'm sorry because I believe now you guys were correct. And you were correct from the beginning and I wish that more people, including myself, have realized that sooner. And I hope more people realize that soon enough."

Dr. Joseph Fraiman is an Emergency Medicine Physician based in Louisiana.