Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response

Colin J. Carlson; Ana C. R. Gomez; Shweta Bansal; Sadie J. Ryan

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18150-z

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response

Colin J. Carlson,
Ana C. R. Gomez,
Shweta Bansal,
Sadie J. Ryan

Affiliations

Colin J. Carlson: Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University Medical Center, Georgetown University
Ana C. R. Gomez: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
Shweta Bansal: Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Sadie J. Ryan: Quantitative Disease Ecology and Conservation (QDEC) Lab, Department of Geography and the Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18150-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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Weather may marginally affect COVID-19 dynamics, but misconceptions about the way that climate and weather drive exposure and transmission have adversely shaped risk perceptions for both policymakers and citizens. Future scientific work on this politically-fraught topic needs a more careful approach.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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