3 Ways To End A Virus

Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.

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Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the observable universe. Even so, viruses can and do go extinct. So, what is the possibility of the virus that causes COVID-19 going extinct? Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction.

Directed by Anton Bogaty.

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