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Q&A: Covid-19 Transmission Linked To Behavioral Not Meteorological Factors - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
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Can weather affect spread of coronavirus? JHU climate scientist says too soon to tell | Hub
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| | Ben Zaitchik is leading an international task force developing best standards for researching how climate, environmental, and meteorological factors affect disease transmission
| | publichealth.jhu.edu
What to Know About COVID FLiRT Variants | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health
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| | A new family of COVID variants are becoming dominant in the U.S. at a crucial time for vaccine decision-making.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Predicting Pandemics
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| | Metaculus is a community dedicated to generating accurate predictions about future real-world events by aggregating the collective wisdom, insight, and intelligence of its participants.
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Peer review is not the gold standard in science - Daniel Lemire's blog
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| [AI summary] The article discusses the limitations of peer review in science, using historical and contemporary examples to argue that it is not the gold standard. It highlights cases where peer review may suppress innovative or controversial ideas, such to the lab origin of SARS-CoV-2. The piece critiques the suppression of dissenting views and the role of funding and institutional pressures in shaping scientific discourse. It concludes that science should be open and progressive, with peer review being a tool rather than a gatekeeping mechanism.