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May 8, 2024 · ECDC utilises three categories of variant classification to communicate increasing levels of concern about a new or emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant: variant under monitoring (VUM), variant of interest (VOI) and variant of concern (VOC).
2 days ago · A COVID-19 antigen rapid test. A new variant of COVID-19, known as FLiRT, is now the most dominant strain in the U.S. This variant, which evolved from the omicron strain, is characterized by changes in its spike protein — the part of the virus that binds to host cells. Dr.
May 21, 2024 · The FLiRT strains are subvariants of Omicron. One of them, KP.2, accounted for 28.2% of COVID infections in the United States by the third week of May, making it the dominant coronavirus variant in the country; another, KP.1.1, made up 7.1% of cases. Some experts have suggested that the new variants could cause a summer surge in COVID cases.
May 15, 2024 · With COVID-19, new variants continue to emerge, with some variants disappearing while others will persist. The SARS-CoV-2 variants are classified into four groups: new variants of concern, variants of high consequence, variants being monitored and variants of interest.
May 10, 2024 · The KP.2 variant represents 28% of Covid infections in the U.S., up from just 6% in mid-April, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. KP.2 became...
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May 13, 2024 · KP.2, which is an offshoot of the omicron variant, currently accounts for an estimated 28.2% of COVID cases after making up just 1.4% of cases in mid March, according to data from the Centers for Disease and Prevention.
May 13, 2024 · 13 May 2024. By David Cox. Getty Images. The symptoms of Covid-19 have changed as new variants have come to dominate infections (Credit: Getty Images) With a new variant of the Sars-CoV-2...
