FLiRT: New Covid-19 Variant Spreading In US | Key Insights
10 May 2024 14:24 PM IST
Amid the withdrawal of AstraZeneca’s Covishield and calls from doctors to review the science behind Covid vaccines, two new variants of the Omicron lineage, collectively known as FLiRT, are spreading in the US, sparking concerns of a fresh wave. Variants KP.2 and KP.11 have emerged with new mutations, making them