In a two-part interview, we speak with Erin Mordecai, an assistant professor of biology at Stanford University, about COVID-19. Part one of the conversation includes discussions about the death rate, herd immunity and whether the virus has the potential to mutate.
Stanford Epidemiologist Discusses COVID-19 Death Rate, Herd Immunity, Mutation
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