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Researchers find evidence that COVID-19 spread is sensitive to UV exposure Scientists, policymakers, and healthcare workers are eager to discern to what extent COVID-19 may be seasonal. Understanding this aspect of the disease could guide our response to the pandemic. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have found evidence that the spread of COVID-19 is sensitive to UV exposure. While this suggests that COVID-19 may vary with the seasons, there are other seasonal factors -- such as temperature, specific humidity and precipitation -- whose effects are uncertain given the available data. The result...

 E-Mail Scientists, policymakers and healthcare workers are eager to discern to what extent COVID-19 may be seasonal. Understanding this aspect of the disease could guide our response to the pandemic. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have found evidence that the spread of COVID-19 is sensitive to UV exposure. While this suggests that COVID-19 may vary with the seasons, there are other seasonal factors -- such as temperature, specific humidity and precipitation -- whose effects are uncertain given the available data. The results appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "...

 E-Mail Natural variations in ultraviolet radiation influence the spread of COVID-19, but the influence is modest compared to preventive measures such as physical distancing, mask wearing, and quarantine, according to new research from Harvard University. "Understanding the potential seasonality of COVID-19 transmission could help inform our response to the pandemic in the coming months," said Jonathan Proctor, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Data Science Initiative and the Harvard Center for the Environment. "These findings suggest that the incidence of COVID-19 may have a seasonal pat...

For Immediate Release, December 14, 2020 Contact: Andrea Zaccardi, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 854-7748, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org Katie Bilodeau, Friends of the Clearwater, (208) 882-9755, katie@friendsoftheclearwater.org Brad Smith, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 265-9565 x 303, bsmith@idahoconservation.org Jake Bleich, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-3208, jbleich@defenders.org Chris Colligan, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, (307) 734-0633, ccolligan@greateryellowstone.org Dave Werntz, Conservation Northwest, (360) 319-9949, dwerntz@conser...