Yep! That's what really makes influenza special, as I said the mutation rates are only part of why Influenza viruses rapidly change. Their ability to cross betw

Yep! That's what really makes influenza special, as I said the mutation rates are only part of why Influenza viruses rapidly change. Their ability to cross between species by combining easily with other types of influenza viruses are the key to their incredible variability One of the distinguishing trait of CoVs are their special RNA replication/transcription mechanisms that results in less errors, which is really important considering the large size of their genomes compared to other RNA based viruses. Though, and correct me if I'm wrong, aren't they still extremely less stable than DNA viruses? Which is why only short/medium term immunity is usually possible? I don't know a lot about the synthesis of coronavirus RNA but it looks super interesting