The coronavirus mutates more slowly than the flu — which means a vaccine will likely be effective lo

Now, this is good news. It means that this virus is more likely to be able to be controlled in the long term, and a vaccine would be a long term solution, rather than needing a seasonal flu vaccine. It will be some time before the vaccine would be available, but it makes it less likely that this will be a reoccurring, yearly event. of course, the vaccine has to be developed, and we will need real world data on how this acts, but indications are currently that the vaccine will be a longer term than a shorter term solution. The trick will be getting to the time frame when the vaccine will be able to be distributed without having too many people die.


The coronavirus mutates more slowly than the flu — which means a vaccine will likely be effective long-term

cientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus, which has infected more than 467,000 people.

All viruses, including this one, mutate over time. As they replicate, minute errors are introduced into their genetic codes.

For some viruses, like the flu, these errors collect more quickly over time and can change how the virus behaves — necessitating a new vaccine every year.

The new coronavirus, however, seems to mutate slowly, experts say. This means its vaccine would likely be effective long-term, much like a measles vaccine.

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