New COVID-19 strains are slamming California amid extreme heat, wildfires If you’re starting to feel like you’re coming down with a cold, it’s probably time to dust off your rapid test and give your nose a swab. Amid devastating wildfires, a barrage of new COVID-19 variants are slamming the state of California, 07/3/2024 - 10:29 am | View Link
Is there a COVID summer surge? Know these symptoms of the new variant driving infections COVID-19 infections are rising across the country in large part due to the now-dominant KP.3 variant, prompting concerns about a summer COVID wave. KP.3 currently accounts for over 33% of new cases.What's more, 07/2/2024 - 9:34 am | View Link
A new COVID variant is on the rise in the US. What are its ... LB.1 is the latest COVID-19 subvariant to make headlines as it circulates in the United States. The highly contagious strain, which emerged shortly after the "FLiRT" variants, including KP.3 and ... 07/3/2024 - 11:19 pm | View Website
The Covid summer wave is here Covid infections have historically spiked over the summer, in part because of an increase in travel and people congregating indoors, where it’s cooler. This year appears to be no exception,... 07/3/2024 - 4:02 pm | View Website
A Mayo Clinic virologist explains FLiRT and why you may need ... 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. 07/3/2024 - 9:57 am | View Website
FLiRT variants threaten a summer Covid wave, but experts say ... The mutations of the FLiRT variants make increased transmissibility — and a possible summer wave — a real threat. Covid-19 is settling into some seasonal patterns, which have included a... 07/2/2024 - 4:04 pm | View Website
3 Things to Know About FLiRT and LB.1, the New Coronavirus ... The LB.1 strain is similar to the FLiRT variants, but with an additional mutation. As summer began, it was responsible for 17.5% of COVID cases. 06/30/2024 - 7:02 am | View Website