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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yiqun Ma, Sen Pei, Jeffrey Shaman, Robert Dubrow, Kai Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23866-7