Mike Slater speaks to top virologist, Vincent Racaniello about the progress being made in the fight against the pandemic. Racaniello is making a claim that at first sounds stunning, but then makes a lot of sense: COVID-19 will be as harmless as a common cold in five years. Watch:
Top scientist: How the coronavirus will be nearly harmless in five years
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