Early COVID-19 research is riddled with poor methods and low-quality results − a problem for science the pandemic worsened but didn’t create

The pandemic spurred an increase in COVID-19 research, much of it with methodological holes. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images – By Dennis M. Gorman, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University Published: 2024 Feb 23 – Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers …