Sucharit Bhakdi umirovljeni je tajlandsko-njemački mikrobiolog. Godine 2020. Bhakdi je postao istaknuti eksponent ideja o pandemiji koronavirusa koje su bile u suprotnosti sa znanstvenim konsenzusom.
After drugmaker Pfizer's former Vice President and Chief Scientist for Allergy and Respiratory Michael Yeadon claimed that "the pandemic is fundamentally over in the UK," health fact-checker Health Feedback termed his assertions "false".