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> Coronaviruses are more stable, genetically speaking, than the flu. By more stable you mean less likely to mutate? Would that mean a vaccine would be more ef
by DoingIsLearning 7y ago
> Coronaviruses are more stable, genetically speaking, than the flu.
By more stable you mean less likely to mutate?
Would that mean a vaccine would be more effective in protecting against covid19 than a regular seasonaly changing flu?
- roywiggins 7y agoAs far as I can tell, yes: > Coronavirus non-structural proteins provide extra fidelity to replication, because they confer a proofreading function, which is lacking in RNA-dependent RNA polymerase enzymes alone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus#Replication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus#Replication