COVID-19, FLiRT
A small summer Covid wave may be ahead, experts say, as a new variant takes over
Disease experts anticipate a small uptick in Covid cases this summer, as a new variant spreads. 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.
There’s a New Covid Variant. What Will That Mean for Spring and Summer?
Experts are closely watching KP.2, now the leading variant. By Dani Blum For most of this year, the JN.1 variant of the coronavirus accounted for an overwhelming majority of Covid cases. But now, an offshoot variant called KP.
There’s a new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant known as FLiRT
Despite their increased transmissibility, the new mutations don't appear to result in more severe disease. And the vaccine is expected to continue working well.
New COVID variant FLiRT has emerged. Here are the symptoms to watch for
Megan L. Ranney, dean of the Yale School of Public Health, told WebMD that FLiRT has some concerning features, like changes in the spike protein, which play a role in helping SARS-CoV-2 colonize the body and make people sick, USA TODAY reported.
There's a New Set of COVID Variants Called FLiRT: What You Need to Know
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The virus behind COVID has mutated again, this time producing variants nicknamed FLiRT, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported.
There’s a new highly transmissible COVID-19 variant. Could FLiRT lead to a summer uptick?
In years past, summer travel and gatherings have spurred surges in coronavirus infections. As immunity wanes for those who received the most recent vaccine, experts urge caution.
"FLiRT" COVID variants are spreading. Scientists share what we know so far.
More than a third of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now estimated to be from a new, fast-growing member of a group of so-called "FLiRT" variants, nicknamed for their small but distinctive changes relative to the JN.
How dangerous is FLiRT? 5 things to know about new Covid-19 variant spreading in US
In the wake of waning immunity and social distancing no longer a norm, it's important to stay alert against the new Covid threat. Here're key facts about FLiRT.
FLiRT Covid variant: Everything we know so far about the coronavirus strain sweeping the US
Everything we know so far about the coronavirus strain sweeping the US - UKHSA data shows a rise in British cases of virus
New COVID ‘FLiRT’ variants show virus isn’t going away
CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are part of a group sometimes called “FLiRT” variants and serve as a reminder that the virus isn’t going away and
AstraZeneca, COVID-19 vaccine
Was COVID Vaccine Recalled Over Health Danger Fears? What We Know
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Countries struggle to draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to avoid mistakes made during COVID
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Moderna’s mRNA dreams meet reality with first post-COVID shot
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Builder disqualified for abusing Covid loan scheme
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