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May 3, 2024 · A new, fast-spreading COVID-19 variant called KP.2 is circulating in the United States and driving an increasing proportion of cases, sparking concerns about a potential summer wave. KP.2 is part...
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- Caroline Kee
Apr 19, 2024 · The bivalent booster, which is no longer available, was introduced in the fall of 2022. It targeted the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants and the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. The updated vaccine is monovalent, designed to prevent severe disease from the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant.
- kathy.katella-cofrancesco@yale.edu
5 days ago · A new set of COVID-19 subvariants has been significantly increasing in prevalence but the strains, known as FLiRT, are not expected to cause more serious illness than prior versions of the virus.
Apr 26, 2024 · JN.1 Omicron subvariant: Questions patients may have. SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) evolves over time, which results in a new strain (variant) of the virus. With COVID-19, new variants continue to emerge, with some variants disappearing while others will persist.
Apr 20, 2024 · The immune escape of Omicron variants significantly subsides by the third dose of an mRNA vaccine. However, it is unclear how Omicron variant-neutralizing antibodies develop under repeated...
1 day ago · The latest and greatest variant is Omicron, but with very small changes. Right. Flirt variants have only two additional mutations on the spike protein. This is compared to about 50 changes that we ...
Apr 22, 2024 · Sotrovimab is a dual-action Fc-engineered human monoclonal antibody (mAb) that was developed for the treatment of COVID-19 and targets a conserved epitope in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein distinct from the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor binding motif [ 3 ].
