Disgraced COVID-19 studies are still routinely cited.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations; COVID-19; NEW England Journal of Medicine, The (Periodical); LANCET, The (Periodical); PLOS One (Periodical); PUBLIC health; SCHOLARLY periodical corrections

The article focuses on the citations of retracted research papers on COVID-19 pandemic in the medical journals including "New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)", "The Lancet" and "PLOS ONE", as of January 2021. It presents view of Renee Hoch, editor at the "PLOS ONE", on the implications for public health and COVID-19 research. It also presents views of biostatistician Clelia Di Serio on the citations of retracted papers.