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Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker and Traci Watson discuss some of 2020's most significant coronavirus research papers.In the final Coronapod of 2020, we dive into the scientific literature to reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers have discovered so much about SARS-CoV-2 – information that has been vital for public health responses and the rapid development of effective vaccines. But we also look forward to 2021, and the critical questions that remain to be answered about the pandemic.Papers discussedA Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019 - New England Journal of Medicine, 24 JanuaryClinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China - The Lancet, 24 JanuaryA pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin - Nature, 3 FebruaryA new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China - Nature, 3 FebruaryTemporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19 - Nature Medicine, 15 AprilSpread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population - New England Journal of Medicine, 11 JuneHigh SARS-CoV-2 Attack Rate Following Exposure at a Choir Practice — Skagit County, Washington, March 2020 - Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 15 AugustRespiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks - Nature Medicine, 3 AprilAerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 - New England Journal of Medicine, 13 AprilProjecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the postpandemic period - Science, 22 May