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Nearly all COVID-19 cases in the United States right now are being caused by one, highly contagious variant called JN.1. The fast-spreading omicron subvariant currently accounts for over 93% of ...
There are several COVID variants right now which have the same "set of mutations," and are being referred to as FLiRT. Another strain, LB.1, is also on the rise. KP.3.1.1 — which comes from the ...
WE'RE NOW ENTERING the fifth year of Covid-19, and it can be difficult to keep up with the new variants that keep popping up.And yes, there’s yet another one floating around this winter: JN.1 ...
BA.2.86 was first reported by Denmark and Israel. [1] [11] On 18 August 2023, when only six cases had been reported from four countries (Denmark, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States), the British healthcare authorities noted that its almost simultaneous appearance in several countries still operating detailed genomic surveillance indicated that it likely already was spreading more ...
The JN.1 variant appears more transmissible than other strains but likely doesn't cause more severe Covid. A new coronavirus variant is taking over, but its symptoms don't seem any worse Skip to ...
The EG.5 variant (dubbed “Eris”) now makes up more than 20% of new COVID cases in the U.S., and BA.2.86, nicknamed “Pirola,” is another new variant making headlines. As coronavirus cases ...
The new "FLiRT" COVID-19 variants, including KP.3 and KP.2, are spreading in the United States. Will there be a summer surge? Experts discuss transmission, symptoms, and vaccines.
Viruses generally acquire mutations over time, giving rise to new variants. When a new variant appears to be growing in a population, it can be labelled as an "emerging variant". In the case of SARS-CoV-2, new lineages often differ from one another by just a few nucleotides. [14]