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2 days ago · A new group of COVID-19 variants are sparking concerns about a potential flare-up of the virus over the summer months. The family of variants, called “FLiRT,” include KP.2, which is now the ...
1 day ago · The variants are appearing in wastewater sampling, the CDC said, and case monitoring suggests that between April 14 and April 27, one FLiRT variant called KP.2 made up about a quarter of new COVID-19 cases. That puts KP.2 ahead of the prior dominant strain, the JN.1 variant, which now makes up about 22% of cases, according to the CDC.
1 day ago · The variants are appearing in wastewater sampling, the CDC said, and case monitoring suggests that between April 14 and April 27, one FLiRT variant called KP.2 made up about a quarter of new COVID ...
4 days ago · This is the second installment of a 6-part series of podcasts on the COVID-19 vaccine landscape. Today, we're going to talk about COVID-19 vaccines and emerging variants. I am delighted to have Dr Ashish Jha, who's professor and dean at Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island. I think you're in for a treat.
18 hours ago · The virus behind COVID-19 has mutated again, this time producing variants nicknamed FLiRT, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported. The variants are appearing in ...
1 day ago · The new group of variants has been nicknamed FLiRT and includes variants KP.2 and KP.1.1, Time Magazine reported. KP.2 was responsible for 25% of infections from April 14 to April 27, the most ...
1 day ago · SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, keeps churning out new variants. The latest is a duo, KP.2 and KP.1.1, known as the FLiRT variants, and they’re sparking speculation about a summer wave of new COVID-19 infections. One FLiRT variant, KP.2 is now the dominant variant in the U.S., and it’s been quickly increasing in cases over the ...
