
Comparing COVID-19 with the flu: More differences than similarities
Author: Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., Chief, Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Preview: Many have compared seasonal influenza (the flu) with COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. This is understandable, to some degree, because to understand the new or unknown we sometimes compare it with something known or familiar and seek similarities between the two.