Rates of COVID might increase in winter, but it's not necessarily because the virus thrives in the cold
- Written by: Vasso Apostolopoulos, Professor of Immunology and Associate Provost, Research Partnerships, Victoria University
ShutterstockColder weather has long been associated with coughs, colds and other respiratory illnesses. Seasonal influenza and common colds peak throughout the winter months in both hemispheres – usually around August in Australia.
Given many common colds are caused by coronaviruses, it seems logical that cases of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
