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3 days ago · A new variant gaining attention is KP.2, part of a larger group known as the FLiRT variants. These variants are offshoots of Omicron and get their name from their spike protein mutations: The amino phenylalanine (abbreviated as F) replaces the amino acid leucine (abbreviated as L), while the amino acid arginine (R) is replaced by threonine (T).
15 hours ago · Experts are closely watching KP.2, now the leading variant. By Dani Blum For most of this year, the JN.1 variant of the coronavirus accounted for an overwhelming majority of Covid cases. But now ...
3 days ago · A new set of COVID-19 variants, nicknamed FLiRT, has been detected in wastewater surveillance, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From April 14 through April 27 ...
3 days ago · The latest estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that the FLiRT subvariant KP.2 was 25% of the strains in circulation across the U.S. for the two-week period ...
13 hours ago · The new FLiRT subvariants, officially known as KP.2 and KP.1.1, are believed to be roughly 20% more transmissible than their parent, JN.1, the winter’s dominant subvariant, said Dr. Peter Chin ...
1 day ago · The COVID-19 vaccine currently accessible in Canada targets the XBB 1.5 Omicron subvariant. Evans clarified that despite its lack of inclusion of the JN.1 virus, it is expected to provide efficacy ...
3 days ago · The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the promise of monoclonal antibody-based prophylactic and therapeutic drugs1–3 and revealed how quickly viral escape can curtail effective options4,5. When the ...
