21-08-2024, 12:06 PM
"At this point, COVID-19 can be described as endemic throughout the world," Aron Hall, deputy director for science at the CDC's coronavirus and other respiratory viruses division, told NPR in an interview.
Today there are more than 26 variants of the original COVID-19 strain. The newest variant, FLirT, includes KP.3, KP.3.1.1. and KP.2 Since early spring, these strains have been the fastest-growing omicron subvariants circulating in all U.S. regions.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/.../?tbref=hp
Today there are more than 26 variants of the original COVID-19 strain. The newest variant, FLirT, includes KP.3, KP.3.1.1. and KP.2 Since early spring, these strains have been the fastest-growing omicron subvariants circulating in all U.S. regions.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/.../?tbref=hp