Role of meteorological factors in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States

Yiqun Ma; Sen Pei; Jeffrey Shaman; Robert Dubrow; Kai Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23866-7

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Role of meteorological factors in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States

Yiqun Ma,
Sen Pei,
Jeffrey Shaman,
Robert Dubrow,
Kai Chen

Affiliations

Yiqun Ma: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health
Sen Pei: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Jeffrey Shaman: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Robert Dubrow: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health
Kai Chen: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23866-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The role of meteorological factors in SARS-COV-2 transmission is not well understood. Here, the authors use county-level data from the United States to the end of 2020 and find evidence of a moderate association between increased transmissibility and cold, dry weather and low ultraviolet radiation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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