COVID is still there among us and recently two new variants have been found in the US. Termed as the "FLiRT" these two variants include KP.2 which overtook the JN.1 subvariant of Omicron in recent weeks. As per the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, KP.2 is behind one in four infections nationwide.
The other FLiRT variant is KP.1.1 which is also circulating in the US but is less widespread than KP.2. It currently accounts for about 7.5% of infections nationwide, per the CDC.
