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Covid-19 may eventually become seasonal, researchers predict

Covid-19 is likely to become a seasonal disease like influenza, a new study suggests.

The study, published on September 15, in the journal Frontiers in Public Health noted that the virus is likely to become seasonal, but not before a vaccine and superior herd immunity are achieved.

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