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The Covid virus has inevitably mutated. But while this may sound frightening, all viruses naturally mutate as they spread through a population, so coronavirus is just following in its genetic trajectory. The COVID-19 virus has, in fact, changed at a slower pace compared to other viruses like seasonal flu, which mutates so quickly that a new vaccine has to be introduced every year. Covid is an RNA virus, like the flu and measles, a type which is more prone to mutations that DNA viruses like herpes and smallpox.