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May 8, 2024 · As of 3 March 2023, ECDC has de-escalated BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5 from its list of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC), as these parental lineages are no longer circulating. ECDC will continue to categorise and report on specific SARS-CoV-2 sub-lineages in circulation that are relevant to the epidemiological situation.
May 10, 2024 · May 10, 2024 / 10:31 AM EDT / CBS News. More than a third of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now estimated to be from a new, fast-growing member of a group of so-called "FLiRT" variants,...
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May 17, 2024 · Spencer Platt/Getty Images. CNN — Covid-19 levels are about the lowest they’ve ever been in the United States, but another new crop of virus variants once again threatens to disrupt the...
May 15, 2024 · With COVID-19, new variants continue to emerge, with some variants disappearing while others will persist. The SARS-CoV-2 variants are classified into four groups: new variants of concern, variants of high consequence, variants being monitored and variants of interest.
May 13, 2024 · May 13, 2024. By. Aliza Rosen. COVID-19. Infectious Diseases. Vaccines. At the end of March, the KP.2 variant was causing about 4% of infections in the U.S., according to the CDC, while its parental strain, JN.1, was causing over 50% of infections at that time.
May 1, 2024 · Published May 1, 2024. Time. The COVID-19 lull in the U.S. may soon come to an end, as a new family of SARS-CoV-2 variants—nicknamed “FLiRT” variants—begins to spread nationwide. These variants are distant Omicron relatives that spun out from JN.1, the variant behind the surge in cases this past winter.
May 19, 2024 · New Covid-19 variants are spreading around the world and stoking fears of a summer surge in cases in the US, in the latest sign of the infectious disease’s ability to mutate and potentially...
