Pre-prints should be avoided for any study that has a political bent (even if the authors don't intend it to). Pre-prints are fine for 99% of papers, because e

Pre-prints should be avoided for any study that has a political bent (even if the authors don't intend it to). Pre-prints are fine for 99% of papers, because even if they are controversial they don't have a lot of reach. It is just a way for scientists to stake claims while undergoing review, which can take awhile. For papers like these, traditional review is important because it can temper a lot of the more biased or political statements in the paper or help remove some of the more sketchy results/conclusions. It is far far from perfect, but it is better than nothing. As I said above. The time pressure for covid is over. There is no reason to not undergo peer-review first for papers like these.