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2 days ago · And while the virus continues to pop up (like the latest FLiRT COVID variants), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its COVID-19 protocol recommendations for 2024 ...
3 days ago · Latest COVID guidance from the CDC. ... The change marked the first time the agency has revised its coronavirus guidelines since 2021. It is intended for people and employers, not for hospitals or ...
7 hours ago · The KP.2 variant now represents 28% of Covid infections in the U.S., up from just 6% in mid-April, according to data released Friday by the CDC. The variant, called KP.2, now makes up the largest ...
2 days ago · The concerns come two months after COVID-19 guidelines were updated by the CDC, with the five-day isolation recommendation being removed. The change marked the first time the U.S. agency has ...
14 hours ago · The new variants, nicknamed FLiRT, were detected in wastewater surveillance data, the CDC said. One of the variants, KP.2, made up a quarter of the cases in the United States between April 14 and April 27. Another FLiRT variant circulating, KP.1.1, made up 7.5% cases during the same time period. The ...
4 days ago · FliRT is a family of omicron variant JN.1 offshoots consisting of the KP.1.1 and KP.2 variants. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), KP.2 is responsible for around 25% of new COVID-19 infections while KP.1.1 is responsible for about 7.5%. There is research that suggests that the FliRT variants spread more readily ...
5 days ago · Americans who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to routinely stay home from work and school for five days under new guidance released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
