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1 day ago · "CDC is tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants KP.2 and KP.1.1, sometimes referred to as 'FLiRT,' and working to better understand their potential impact on public health," the CDC told NBC Chicago in a ...
3 days ago · Originally, the thought was that, because SARS-CoV-2 has an internal mechanism to repair the mistakes RdRp makes, then the virus should not evolve or mutate very quickly. “This idea contrasted with the fact that during the pandemic new COVID variants emerged often around the world,” Herman said. “Since the pandemic began, we’ve seen a ...
3 hours ago · The most recently dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are part of a group sometimes called “FLiRT” variants and serve as a reminder that the virus isn’t ...
2 days ago · The KP.2 variant is steadily spreading in the U.S. Also known as a ‘FLiRT’ variant, KP.2 does not seem to be more infectious than JN.1. KP.2 is expected to become the most common variant in the U.S. It’s common for viruses to mutate, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is no exception. A slew of variants have developed since ...
1 day ago · Unfortunately, SARS-CoV-2 is a rapidly evolving virus – the emergence of novel Omicron variants of concern (VOCs) with modified binding domains resulted in drastic mAb efficacy reductions ...
1 day ago · By Aidin Vaziri May 9, 2024. New FLiRT coronavirus variants in California could lead to increased COVID-19 cases this summer, experts warn. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. The emergence of a new set ...
3 days ago · SARS-CoV-2 lineages identified in patient RNA samples (n = 210) and the comparison to lineages reported in the state of Illinois during the same period.Patient samples (phylogenetic tree) are annotated with different clade colors representing variants from Delta to Omicron BA.1 to BA.5 (except for one Alpha, P1, that was collected in May 2021 and serves as a positive control for sequencing).
