Weighing the dangers of coronavirus against the flu

The symptoms may be similar and while the flu has claimed 38 lives in Canada this season compared to zero deaths by coronavirus, the concerns around the latter remain. The reasons include the fact there is no vaccine and that the coronavirus is a lot more infectious than influenza.

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