Question

Will a single novel SARS-CoV-2 variant that is at least 30% more transmissible than preexisting variants infect 10M worldwide before mid-2021?

Resolved :Yes

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Total Forecasters201

Community Prediction95%

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50%

community: 95%

Did this actually happen?Yes

Community Baseline Score

86.3

Community Peer Score

5.7

median 95.0%mean 93.7%

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