As I haven't followed him, I was unaware of any of that. Does seem kooky, but while he's eccentric on this video, and I agree completely that the specifics of his speculations need to be verified before relying on them, his reflections on them seem highly rational and potentially useful.

It's clear that it will require extraordinary steps to keep from catching SARS2, and there are disturbing reports of a wide variety of exacerbating and extended mechanisms of attack this virus exhibits, and this strongly lends support to the theory that this virus is a bioweapon, or at least has been bioengineered via gain of function research.

All of that gives credence to his alarm and dismay. He may be kooky but I have no doubt he's thought long and hard on this, and is sincere. I am responsible enough to verify alarming claims before acting on them. On the other hand, I sure as hell want to be alarmed early rather than late, and this seems like damn good reason for alarm.