The first topic is the FLiRT variant of the COVID virus, which is a subvariant of JN.1. The FLiRT variant has specific spike mutations that make it more transmissible and capable of evading vaccine-induced immunity. The second topic is chronic chikungunya disease (CCD)...
Still, health professionals will be watching closely to see how effective current vaccines are against the new strains. Next month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccines advisory committee will meet to discuss recommendations for the variant mix for this winter's Covid-19 vaccine, ha...
Will vaccines work against FLiRT variants? The CDC has not made any changes to its current vaccine recommendations, which were last updated in April. But the emergence of these new JN.1 variant descendants like KP.2 might affect what vaccine the FDA picks out for this coming fall and winter...
During an FDA meeting last week, Pfizer and Moderna said that mRNA technology will allow them to quickly pivot to target FLiRT variants, but Novavax said it would not be able to have a vaccine targeting KP.2 and KP.3 ready by the fall. A non-mRNA vaccine option is important for the ...
What is the updated vaccine? The latest COVID vaccine is an updated booster that targets the Omicron variants that have been circulating all summer (part of the FLiRT family). The new vaccines were tweaked using the KP.2 strain to provide better coverage for the current variants dominating, ...
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“It’s this confluence of a much more infectious variant on top of folks’ overall immunity having waned — either from natural or vaccine-induced immunity,” Hudson said. “It’s just kind of come [as] a perfect storm.” Advertisement ...
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are mRNA-based and earmarked for the Omicron KP.2 strain. The protein-based Novavax vaccine targets its parental lineage, JN.1. While they weren’t engineered to combat XEC per se, they were manufactured with the family of recently circulating variants in mind...
Studies on vaccine effectiveness against new FLiRT variants are not yet available. Updated vaccines are expected in the coming months, specifically targeting 2024 COVID-19 variants. Free COVID-19 tests are available from the Mono County Public Health Department (supplies limited). ...
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