Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Is the coronavirus evolving to become more like the flu? And what does that mean?

As we navigate the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are starting to see an evolution of the virus, creating some similarities with the seasonal flu. So can we expect this novel coronavirus to become a less deadly seasonal illness?

STAT News reporter Megan Molteni examines that question in her new article, “More uniformly infectious, more treatable, more genetically predictable: How coronavirus is getting closer to flu.” She joins host Jane Clayson to examine the issue.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.