“Yes, it will mutate and yes, it could hamper vaccine efforts,” said Science Magazine writer Jon Cohen. But, Cohen said that if you were to compare the novel coronavirus to influenza, “they don’t mutate as quickly as influenza.” PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham sat down with Cohen on April 22 to take viewer questions, and talk about how COVID-19 affects the human body.
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