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At the rate covid studies are being retracted, I’m hesitant to make ANY conclusions related to covid 19 spread for at least another few years. We still need tim
by ed25519FUUU 3y ago
At the rate covid studies are being retracted, I’m hesitant to make ANY conclusions related to covid 19 spread for at least another few years. We still need time to let the dust settle.
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/gone-but-not-forgotten-retracted-covid-19-papers-still-cited-70232 https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/gone-but-not-forg...
- wesleywt 3y agoThe link you provided does not discuss retraction rates. Rather its about papers citing retracted papers. I hesitate to make conclusions about your bias at this point.
- ed25519FUUU 3y agoWhat exactly is my bias?
- qup 3y agoHe hesitates to make conclusions.
- cm2187 3y agoIn the UK, several peaks happened during the summer (July 2021, July 2022 [1]). I am sure kids contribute, like they typically spread many other contagious diseases, but they are far from being the only way covid spreaded. And given the educational cost of school closures, I hope people won't start concluding that closing schools is a good way to stop diseases. [1] https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases?areaType=nation&areaName=England https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases?areaType=natio...