President Trump previously claimed that as temperatures in the U.S. go up, COVID-19 “miraculously goes away”
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But the panel of experts from the National Academy of Sciences said that it is not yet clear if the virus’ spread will slow down in warmer weather, and added that changes in temperature may not make a difference when the majority of the country is not immune to COVID-19,“There is some evidence to suggest that [coronavirus] may transmit less efficiently in environments with higher ambient temperature and humidity; however, given the lack of host immunity globally, this reduction in transmission...
Plus, they added, several countries with warmer climates are still seeing a significant amount of cases. “Given that countries currently in ‘summer’ climates, such as Australia and Iran, are experiencing rapid virus spread, a decrease in cases with increases in humidity and temperature elsewhere should not be assumed,” they said. “Given the lack of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 [COVID-19] across the world, if there is an effect of temperature and humidity on transmission, it may not be as apparent as with other respiratory viruses for which there is at least some preexisiting partial immunity.
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