Seasonal forcing and waning immunity drive the sub-annual periodicity of the COVID-19 epidemic

Ilan N. Rubin, Mary Bushman, Marc Lipsitch, William P. Hanage

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014169
Published: 2026-04-27
Container: PLOS Pathogens
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.ppat.1014169,
  title = {Seasonal forcing and waning immunity drive the sub-annual periodicity of the COVID-19 epidemic},
  author = {Ilan N. Rubin and Mary Bushman and Marc Lipsitch and William P. Hanage},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Pathogens},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.ppat.1014169},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014169}
}

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TI  - Seasonal forcing and waning immunity drive the sub-annual periodicity of the COVID-19 epidemic
AU  - Ilan N. Rubin
AU  - Mary Bushman
AU  - Marc Lipsitch
AU  - William P. Hanage
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DO  - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014169
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Rubin, I. N., Bushman, M., Lipsitch, M., & Hanage, W. P. (2026). Seasonal forcing and waning immunity drive the sub-annual periodicity of the COVID-19 epidemic. PLOS Pathogens. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014169

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