The FLiRT variants — whose label derives from the names of the mutations in the variants' genetic code — have been rising in the U.S. and Europe as the coronavirus continues to mutate from earlier strains. The new grouping are descendants of the previously dominant JN.1 vari...
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According to the CDC, the KP.2 variant is now the dominant COVID strain in the U.S., accounting for 25 percent of all current infections. The KP.1.1 variant makes up for 7.5 percent of all new COVID infections. Concerning Features Canva Megan L. Ranney, MD, the dean of the Yale S...
The variants are appearing inwastewater 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...
Jetelina said that people may be more susceptible to COVID because the existingmonovalent boosteronly targets XBB.1.5, an Omicron subvariant that’s no longer in circulation. Variants KP.2 and KP.3, referred to as FLiRT variants because of specific mutations on their spike proteins, now accoun...
Aug. 22, 2024 The arrival of the latest vaccines comes amid asurprisingly powerful summerCOVID wave — the strongest in terms of infections since 2022. Increased circulation of new hyperinfectious subvariants has sickened many Americans, ruined vacations and weddings and ...
The study covered the original COVID-19 strain, along withDeltaandOmicronstrains. (The variants circulating now—likeLB.1andFLiRT variants— are off-shoots of the Omicron strain.) The rates of long COVID dropped over time, regardless of whether people were vaccinated, but the researchers said ...
A lot has happened with COVID-19 vaccines in the past few years, making it difficult to keep up. But we're here for you! We've spent the last few months hearing all about (or experiencing for ourselves) the new FLiRT variants. ...
The Food and Drug Administrationapproved the latest Covid vaccinesyesterday. The widely expected decision comes asCovid surgesin many parts of the country. The new shots, from Pfizer and Moderna, target the circulating Omicron variant strain KP.2 (one of the “FLiRT” variants, and a descendant...
Joshua Wolens: During the Covid lockdowns I finally made good on a childhood ambition and played through all of Halo 1 on Legendary difficulty. After having my ass handed to me north of 500 times, I beat it with a newfound appreciation for how considered and creative damn near every encou...