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Will the next COVID VOC be milder than Omicron?

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Community Prediction70% (55% - 75%)

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Authors:

aristophanes

Opened:

Mar 4, 2022

Closes:

Sep 5, 2023

Resolves:

Jul 1, 2024

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Forecasting Coronavirus Variant Omicron

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Authors:

aristophanes

Opened:

Mar 4, 2022

Closes:

Sep 5, 2023

Resolves:

Jul 1, 2024

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